80 HOBBY. 



greyish black; chin and throat, white; breast, yellowish white, 

 streaked with brown; back, dark slate-colour. The wings, 

 which expand to about two feet two inches, have the quills 

 dusky black, with yellowish brown or ferruginous oval spots 

 on the inner webs the second quill is the longest in the 

 wing; greater and lesser wing coverts, dark slate-colour. The 

 tail, which consists of twelve feathers, and is as much as 

 six inches long, and slightly rounded at the end, is dark 

 brownish grey, the two middle feathers plain, the others 

 transversely marked with reddish white or yellowish brown; 

 under tail coverts, bright orange red or ferruginous, with 

 dusky streaks. The legs short, and feathered about a third 

 down, the feathers on them deep rufous, and streaked like 

 the under tail coverts, but in extreme age these markings 

 are said to wear off, and the ground colour alone to remain. 

 The toes reticulated, and united at the base with short webs. 

 Female; weight, about nine ounces or upwards; length, 

 thirteen or fourteen inches; bill, the same as in the male. 

 The feathers of the head are margined with brown, whicli 

 probably wears off with age; neck, white on the sides, 

 brownish white or light ferruginous on the middle part behind ; 

 the band blackish brown; throat, white; back, greyish brown, 

 the shafts being of a darker hue ; breast, reddish white, streaked 

 with dark brown. The wings expand to about two feet four 

 inches; the quills are brownish black, spotted on the inner webs 

 with reddish white. The tail greyish brown, faintly barred 

 with a darker shade; under tail coverts, light yellowish red. 



The young bird has the cere greenish yellow, of a very- 

 light shade, at first almost white; iris, dark brown or dusky; 

 front of the head, yellowish grey, with a line of the same 

 over the eyes; crown of the head and nape, greyish black; 

 the feathers edged with yellowish white. The neck white on 

 the sides, and surrounded by a ring of yellowish white, which 

 is indistinct behind, the band black; chin, white; throat, 

 yellowish white ; breast, yellowish white, streaked with brownish 

 black; back, greyish black, edged with dull white; quills of 

 the wings as in the old birds; greater and lesser wing coverts, 

 greyish black; primaries and secondaries, nearly black, edged 

 with dull white. The tail as in the female, but the bands 

 are light red; the tip and the quills, reddish white; beneath, it 

 is barred with dull white and greyish black ; lower tail coverts, 

 yellowish white with brown shafts. The legs yellow; feathers of 

 the legs, yellowish white, with oblong brown spots; claws, black. 



