THE BIRD-LIFE OF LONDON 
general colour of the upper parts bright black; the fore- 
head is buff, the nape scarlet ; the lores and ear-coverts 
are white, the cheeks black, the latter colour extending 
to the sides of the neck, whilst a black streak runs from 
the nape to the sides of the neck ; the wings are barred 
with white, and the scapulars are white ; the tail is black, 
the outermost feathers barred with white; the under 
parts are very pale buff, shading into scarlet on the abdo- 
men and‘under tail-coverts. Bull black; tarsi and toes 
dark brown; irides crimson. Length 93 inches. ‘The 
female resembles the male in general coloration, but has 
no scarlet onthenape. ‘The nestling has the scarlet on the 
under parts much less brilliant, and absent entirely from 
the nape, but has a scarlet crown and forehead, most 
developed in the young male. 
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