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FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



neck pale brown ; upper part of back brownish -black, the 

 feathers having pale brown edges ; the lower part of back. 

 the rump, and upper tail-coverts are white ; the tail is 

 barred with dark brown and dull white ; the smaller wing- 

 coverts are blackish-brown, with white edges ; the greater 

 wing-coverts and primary quill feathers are black, the 

 remaining portion of the wing blackish-brown, and barred 

 on the edges with light and dark browiu)^ 



