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remaining visible portions of the closed 

 wings are largely bright buff marked with 

 black. The rump is chestnut, barred with 

 black. The tail is buff, broadly barred 

 with mixed black and chestnut. The 

 lower plumage is pale buff, irregularly 

 barred with black. 



In the female the feathers of the crown 

 and crest are edged with buff. The sides 

 and back of the neck are black with 

 whitish margins. The mantle is chestnut, 

 each feather with a pair of black oval 

 spots. The remainder of the upper 

 plumage is a mixture of black, pale buff 

 and rufous, the feathers of the mantle, 

 of the back and of the wings with a pale 

 shaft-streak. The tail is buff barred and 

 mottled with black and rufous. The 

 throat is whitish, the breast black, each 

 feather of the latter part edged with buff, 

 and the belly is chestnut, the feathers 

 edged paler. 



Length of male up to 40 ; wing about 

 to; tail up to 23. Length of female up 

 to 30; wing about 9; tail up to 15. 

 Legs plumbeous brown ; irides reddish ; 

 bill horny brown ; naked facial skin 

 crimson. Weight up to 3I lb. 



