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or less suffused with ochraceous, and I am inclined to think it is 
rather unusual to find examples with these lines entirely buff or 
ochraceous. My examination of specimens seems to show that 
there is always more or less white visible, and that the buff rarely 
is the dominant color. 
Adult Female.—Birds of this sex have little to distinguish 
them from the males, but the crest is shorter ; in color of plumage 
there is hardly any noticeable difference. 
