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TETRAONIDJl. 



spotted with white ; under wing-coverts white, a small 

 patch appearing on the outside near the shoulder ; thighs 

 grey ; legs feathered with darker grey ; toes and claws 

 naked and black. 



The whole length of the male described was three feet four 

 inches. From the carpal joint to the end of the wing, six- 

 teen inches : the first feather two inches shorter than the 

 second, and the second one inch shorter than the third ; 

 the third, fourth, and fifth feathers nearly equal in length, 

 but the third the longest feather in the wing. 



The adult female has the beak brown ; the irides hazel ; 

 the feathers of the head, neck, back, wings, upper tail- 



