16 COURSER. 



behind, and the nape, pale brown, tinged with reddish buff; 

 chin, white; throat and breast, pale reddish or buff white, 

 the latter paler on the lower part; back, buff cream-colour 

 with a tinge of orange. 



The wings have the first almost as long as the second 

 feather, which is the longest in the wing; greater and lesser 

 wing coverts, buff cream-colour; primaries, brownish black, 

 glossed with purple, as are the outer secondaries; inner 

 secondaries and tertiaries, buff colour. The tail feathers, except 

 the two middle ones, have an angular black spot near the 

 end, but occupying the inner web only on the outer feather, 

 the ends of all nearly white; under tail coverts, nearly white. 

 The legs, which are long, and bare of feathers half an inch 

 above the knee, and the toes, which are short, cream-colour; 

 claws, blackish brown; that of the middle toe is pectinated, 

 and the outer one is united to it by a rather broad membrane, 

 the inner one by a smaller one; the soles and joints grey. 



The plumage is soft and close. 



The female resembles the male. 



The young have the lines over the eye not very distinct; 

 back, clouded with two shades of brown; the primaries edged 

 on the inner web with buff. 



