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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. 



