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behind it and on the back of the head: with this exception, 

 the head on the crown, neck, and nape, chin, throat, and 

 breast, are white, the last-named with a faint pink tinge on 

 the lower part; back, brownish black, tinged with green. 



The wings have the first quill feather the longest; greater 

 and lesser wing coverts, primaries, and secondaries, rich glossy 

 black, tinged with green; tertiaries, dark brownish black, with 

 green reflections. The tail is greyish brown, and slightly 

 forked. The legs, which are of great length, and slight, and 

 the toes, pink red; the latter have a connecting membrane 

 between the outer and middle ones. 



The female has more dark streaks behind the head, and 

 the black of the plumage is less pure, and not tinged with 

 green. 



The young have more of the dark streaks on the head; the 

 back, brown, edged with white. Legs, orange. 



