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The female measures from nine inches and a half to eleven 

 and a half; the face dull ^hite, the black spot over the eye 

 smaller and paler than in the male. Breast, more spotted 

 than in the male, and the brown of the back darker. 



Young; length, eight to nine inches; bill, yellowish grey; 

 iris, yellow. The bristly feathers of the face dusky black, 

 with white bases; the ruff brown, but indistinct, a little 

 spotted with white around the eyes. Breast, whitish, mingled 

 with brown; back, reddish brown; primaries, barred with four 

 rows of small round spots. Tail, barred as the wings; under 

 tail coverts, dull white, tipped with brown. 



