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under wing coverts, greyish white. The tail, of twelve feathers, 

 and slightly wedge-shaped, is gre3 r ish brown; the centre ones 

 scarcely tipped with dull white, the three outside ones with 

 broader ends of white; legs and toes, dull greenish yellow; 

 claws, dusky black. 



In the female the streak over the eye and sides of the 

 head are reddish white, with a few specks and lines of brown; 

 forehead white, streaked with brown; crown, brownish black; 

 the feathers edged with pale reddish brown. Neck and nape, 

 greyish ash-colour, tinged with pale orange brown; chin and 

 throat, reddish white, with a few specks and streaks of brown. 

 The band on the breast is not so distinct, and greyish white; 

 the orange brown much paler, and marbled and tinged with 

 greyish ash -col our; and the lower part mixed with white 

 feathers; back, brown tinged with grey; each feather being 

 deeply edged with pale orange brown. Tail, deep brown; the 

 two middle feathers margined near their tips with reddish white, 

 the rest having large white tips, the outermost feather with 

 its outer web white. Under tail coverts, reddish white. 



In the young the bill is black; iris, dark brown; over the 

 eye is a broad band of buff orange; forehead, and sides of 

 the head, yellowish cream-colour, with small spots and streaks 

 of greyish brown; crown and back of the head, neck on the 

 back, and nape, dark brown, all more or less broadly edged 

 with buff orange; neck on the sides, buff orange. Breast, 

 grey, slightly tinged with reddish white, and marked on each 

 side with large spots of olive green; below white, spotted here 

 and there with greyish brown. Greater and lesser wing coverts, 

 olive green, deeply edged with reddish white. Tail, olive 

 green, the feathers margined with white, the centre ones 

 tipped with reddish white, and the three side ones ending in 

 a large irregular whitish spot. Legs, pale olive green; toes, 

 light yellow on the soles. 



The plate is from a drawing by the Rev. K. P. Alington. 



