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or less suffused with ochraceous, and I am inclined to think it is 

 rather unusual to find examples with these lines entirely buff or 

 ochraceous. My examination of specimens seems to show that 

 there is always more or less white visible, and that the buff rarely 

 is the dominant color. 



Adult Female. — Birds of this sex have little to distinguish 

 them from the males, but the crest is shorter ; in color of plumage 

 there is hardly any noticeable difference. 



