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plumage with lengthened feathers on the 

 hindneck; both sexes with an extremely 

 short crest at all seasons ; female larger 

 than male ; sexes very dissimilar in 

 plumage in summer ; approximately 

 similar in winter ; the fourth quill of wing 

 in the male truncated. 



The Bengal Florican. — Seasonal 

 change of plumage in male only ; male in 

 summer with a full crest and the feathers 

 of the throat, foreneck and breast length- 

 ened ; those on the breast forming a large 

 tuft; male in winter and female at all 

 seasons with a short crest ; female larger 

 than male ; sexes in summer very dis- 

 similar in plumage, in winter quite alike. 



The Lesser Florican. — Seasonal 

 change of plumage in male only ; male in 

 summer with ear-tufts, each consisting 

 generally of three feathers four inches 

 long with some shorter ones ; the long 

 feathers with a bare curled shaft and an 

 oval expansion at the tip ; both sexes at 

 all seasons with a short crest ; female 

 larger than male; sexes in summer very 

 dissimilar in plumage, in winter quite 

 alike; first ten quills of wing with tips 

 very attenuated and pointed. 



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