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rump, becoming narrower and more elongated. The extremities 

 of the primary quill feathers brown, relieved by a narrow terminal 

 border of white on each ; the shafts of nearly all the feathers 

 having brown markings of the same color as the other markings ; 

 under parts entirely white, with a few elongated and very narrow 

 pencillings along the breast and sides of the abdomen; the leg 

 feathers pure white ; tail rounded ; five feathers on each side pure 

 white, the shafts of the two middle ones brown throughout to 

 within about one inch of the extremities, beyond which they are 

 white ; bill light bluish, slightly darker towards the tip of the 

 upper mandible ; claws, bluish white. Total length, about 22 

 inches; wing, 15 inches; tail, 9 inches. 



