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they are spotless. In size they vary from 

 i '3 to 1*5 in length and from i to n in 

 breadth. 



The male has the forehead and a streak 

 over the eye black. The space in front 

 of the eye and a streak behind the eye 

 are white, margined below by a very 

 narrow black line. The crown of the 

 head, the ears, cheeks, chin and throat 

 are grey. There is a patch of bright buff 

 behind each ear. The sides of the neck 

 are barred with grey and buffish white. 

 The upper plumage with the wing-coverts 

 and tail are sandy buff, brighter on the 

 mantle and with small triangular black 

 spots on the rump. The quills of the 

 wing are brown, much marked with light 

 buff on the outer web. The middle tail- 

 feathers are mottled rufous and dusky ; 

 the others are chestnut. The lower 

 plumage from the throat downwards is a 

 beautiful pinkish buff, the lower part of 

 the belly, the thighs and the feathers under 

 the tail being very pale, and almost white. 

 The feathers on the sides of the body 

 are broadly margined with black and 

 chestnut. 



The female has the whole plumage 

 throughout irregularly cross-barred with 

 wavy lines of grey and pale rufous ; the 



