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and the upper tail-coverts are deep black ; 

 the tail brown. All the upper wing-coverts 

 are 'dark brown. The primaries are 

 broadly tipped with black ; the first three 

 have the whole outer web blackish brown, 

 the inner web almost entirely white ; the 

 next two are white with a black margin 

 to the outer web ; the next five are white 

 throughout, with the exception of the 

 tip. The outer secondaries are white, 

 with broad, well-defined black tips ; and 

 the inner secondaries are black with a 

 metallic gloss. The upper portion of the 

 abdomen is white ; the lower, dull reddish 

 brown vermiculated with grey. The sides 

 of the body are dull chestnut. The axil- 

 laries and the under tail-coverts are white, 

 the former mottled with brown at the tip. 

 The adult female has the head and 

 neck reddish brown. There is a white 

 spot on the chin and the throat and fore- 

 neck are mottled with white. The feathers 

 of the mantle, breast, lower abdomen and 

 sides of the body are dark brown with 

 a rufous margin. The upper abdomen is 

 dull white with the brown bases of the 

 feathers showing through and causing a 

 mottled appearance. The under tail-coverts 

 and the greater part of the under wing- 

 coverts are white. The back, scapulars 



