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trapped. He found that one bird he 

 examined had eaten insects and seeds. 



The male 'and female of this species 

 are alike, and have the whole head, neck, 

 breast and belly chestnut, darkest on the 

 crown and palest on the throat. There 

 is a short and rather indistinct black band 

 over the ear. The mantle is black, each 

 feather with a white line parallel to the 

 edge of the feather and another one 

 within it. The rump and tail-coverts are 

 black, each feather with a triangular or 

 arrowhead-shaped chestnut mark. The 

 tail is black, the middle pair of feather 

 with chestnut freckles. The closed wing 

 is olive-brown, each feather with a round 

 terminal black spot. The first ten quills 

 of the wing are plain brown tipped with 

 rufous. The sides of the breast and of 

 the belly are black, barred with white or 

 buff, and with some large black spots 

 near the legs. 



Length nearly n ; wing about 5^ ; tail 

 about 2 1 ; legs dull green ; irides deep 

 brown ; bill black. The weight of a 

 female bird weighed by Mr. Davison was 

 8 oz. 



