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with black and many of the feathers with 

 rufous shaft-streaks. The quills of the 

 wing are dark brown with the outer web 

 of the second to the sixth quill rufous. The 

 tail is largely chestnut marked with black 

 and tipped with white. A broad rufous 

 band spotted with black passes over the 

 eye to the lateral feathers of the crest. 

 The sides of the head are rufous, barred 

 with black. The chin, the throat and a 

 diagonal band down the side of the neck 

 are white, all the feathers at the sides and 

 base of the throat being fringed with black. 

 The lower plumage is pale rufous, both 

 webs of each feather with a long triangular 

 black streak. The belly is very pale buff, 

 marked with black. The feathers under 

 the tail are mixed black and chestnut and 

 tipped white. 



Length of male about 24 \ wing about 

 9^ ; tail about 10. Length of female 

 about 21 ; wing nearly 9 ; tail about 7^. 

 Legs ashy ; irides dark brown ; bill black. 

 Weight up to 2 lb. 14 oz. 



