ROTCHE. 163 
in winter the sides of the head, as also the chin and throat, 
are white, the first-named streaked with dusky, going back- 
wards, and forming an indistinct narrow band at the back of 
the head; and in the double moult in spring and autumn, to 
which these birds are subject, mottled with black and white; 
breast, white, with a few blackish brown streaks below on 
the sides, the inner webs of the feathers being of that colour. 
Back, glossy velvet black. 
Greater and lesser wing coverts, dull black; primaries, dull 
black; secondaries, dull black, the tips white, forming a 
narrow band or streak across the wing; tertiaries, dull black; 
greater and lesser under wing coverts, white. Tail, glossy 
brownish black; tail coverts, glossy brownish black. Legs 
and toes, yellowish olive brown, otherwise described as blackish 
brown with a tinge of red. Webs, darker yellowish olive 
brown. 
Temminck points out that the young birds of the year 
may be distinguished by having the sides of the head 
clouded with grey. 
The figure of the present species is from a drawing made 
by John Gatcombe, Esq., of Wyndham Place, Plymouth; I 
have also been favoured with a drawing by Theodore Compton, 
Esq. 
