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feathers have broad pale buff or yellowish 

 shaft streaks. The outer web of the quills 

 of the wing is barred with rufous. The 

 forehead and a band over the eye are 

 chestnut with a creamy white band above. 

 The ears are brown. There is a whitish 

 streak under the eye, and between these 

 streaks the whole space including the 

 throat is rich chestnut. The breast, belly 

 and sides of the body are barred with 

 black and white. The thighs and feathers 

 under the tail are rufous buff. 



The female differs from the male only 

 in the colour of the lower plumage. The 

 throat is the same rich chestnut as in the 

 male, but the remaining lower plumage, 

 instead of being barred, is uniformly 

 rufous. The conspicuous buff or yellowish 

 streaks on the upper plumage of the male 

 are not so strongly developed in the 

 female and are almost absent on the back 

 and rump. 



Length up to about 7 ; wing about 3J ; 

 tail about i|; legs red; irides brown 

 bill dusky with a reddish tinge. Weight 

 up to nearly 3 oz. 



