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been pointed out to him by the colonists, to whom 

 it was well known. 



The female has the back and wing- coverts brown- 

 ish ; and lays four plain white eggs. 



This bird has a very remarkable note, which Le 

 Vaillant has endeavoured to imitate as follows, kat- 

 kat-katrkat-lcat-kat-kay, hat, kay, kay, hat. 



