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dark umber-brown. The female, slightly less, is 

 above uniformly of a dark hair-brown, nearly ap- 

 proaching to umber-brown on the wings and tail. 

 The lower plumage of the body is pale yellowish 

 grey, each feather darker along the centre ; the bill, 

 logs, and feet, are here dark umber-brown, whereas 

 in the other sex, they are black. These specimens 

 are deposited in the British Museum. 



