GREAT SXIPE. 13 



succeeded by black, and this again by white or reddish white 

 at the tip; upper tail coverts, pale yellowish brown, varied with 

 dark brown. Legs and toes, greenish or yellowish brown; 

 claws, black. 



The female is larger in size, and darker in cdlour on the 

 sides of the head. The breast has less of the dark semi- 

 circular marks; the greater and lesser wing coverts have the 

 white spots larger and clearer. 



The young have the bill shorter, and the white on the 

 outside tail feathers is only acquired by degrees. 



