10 WOOD LAKK. 



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brownish white at the tip, with a dark brown patch on the 

 inner side; the two middle feathers are pale brown, broadly 

 edged with reddish brown, and the remaining eight brownish 

 black, with an angular spot of white at the tip; upper tail 

 coverts, brown ; under tail coverts, pale yellowish brown. Legs 

 and toes, light brown; claws, light yellowish brown, the hind 

 claw straight, and half as long again as the hind toe. 



The female strongly resembles the male, but is rather smaller 

 in size; the dark markings are larger, and there is less of 

 the yellow shade on the breast. 



The young have the front and sides of the neck marked 

 with angular dusky spots, part of the breast tinged with 

 yellowish red, and the back yellowish brown, the feathers 

 having a band of dusky-colour and light edges. 



