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therefore, merely enumerate those prominent devia- 

 tions which may serve to identify the species in the 

 absence of its long feathers. Each of the primary 

 quills have upon each web a row of nine rufous 

 and nine black spots, disposed transversely and 

 alternately; the rufous bars become very small 

 towards the tips, where the black predominates. 

 The lesser quills are black, with four rufous bands, 

 the tips black. The middle tail-feathers are grey, 

 speckled with black points, and crossed by six black 

 bars, all of which are irregular excepting the last, 

 which, as on all the other feathers, is regular, well 

 defined, and placed just behind the tips ; the outer 

 web of the exterior feather is fulvous white, with 

 about ten black spots, at equal distances from each 

 other. Some of the scapulars have a broad cream- 

 coloured stripe, which form a connected series when 

 the feathers lay over each other, but those which 

 are conspicuous on the supposed female, can scarcely 

 be discerned in the male ; this latter, however, has 

 a few obscure white mottles on the chin, throat, and 

 round the ears. 



Total length about 8 inches ; wings, 6f ; tail, 

 from the base, 4J. 



