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rufous and grey, most of the feathers of 

 the back and wings with a triangular 

 whitish patch. The lower plumage is 

 a mixture of black, rufous and buff, a 

 large portion of each feather being occu- 

 pied by a white blotch. The quills of the 

 wing are boldly barred and mottled with 

 rufous on both webs. The tail is black, 

 mottled and barred with very pale rufous. 

 Length of male about 25 ; wing nearly 

 10 ; tail about 8. The horns, the naked 

 skin of the head and the gular flaps are 

 more or less blue, the last barred with 

 red at the sides. Length of female about 

 23 ; wing about 9 ; tail about 7. In 

 both sexes the legs are reddish, the irides 

 chestnut and the bill black. 



