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nape, dark yellowish brown, with numerous bars of chesnut, 

 black, and buff white; chin, dull yellowish white; throat and 

 breast on the upper part, pale chesnut, the latter on the 

 sides yellowish white, the feathers tipped with black, and with 

 a crescent-shaped mark of rich orange buff, deepest in front; 

 on the lower part buff white and pure white; back, yellowish 

 dusky brown, finely pencilled transversely with zigzag markings 

 of reddish ash-colour, and lines of brown and chesnut, each 

 feather being finely margined with white. Greater and lesser 

 wing coverts, yellowish brown, with large spots of a paler 

 shade, with a darker spot in the centre of each; primaries, 

 dusky greyish brown, with a light-coloured line along the edge 

 of the outer web. Tail, greyish brown; upper tail coverts, 

 yellowish dusky brown; under tail coverts, white. Legs and 

 toes, pale yellowish brown. 



END OF YOL. IT. 



B. PAWCLTT, KNURAVER AND P1U.NTER, EAST LOUGK, 



