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black at the end, the two outer ones on each side white. 

 Selby says that the four centre feathers are brown, and the 

 three outer ones yellowish white. Probably they vary with 

 age. Upper tail coverts, light greyish brown; under tail 

 coverts, white; legs, above the knee, black, below it, and 

 the toes, bluish grey; claws, black. 



The female has the head and neck with less of the black, 

 and not so clear in colour. 



The young have no black marks over the white of the 

 forehead, nor on the sides of the breast, but their place is 

 indicated by pale brown; the space between the bill and the 

 eye, and the band, yellowish brown; eyebrow, white. Forehead, 

 white; crown, neck on the back, and nape, pale ash-colour 

 or yellowish brown. The breast has the patch light dusky 

 brown, itself white; back and greater and lesser wing coverts, 

 pale ash-coloured brown; legs, toes, and claws, bluish black. 



