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with black chiefly on the outer web ; the 

 other tail-feathers are irregularly barred 

 and marked with black, white and chest- 

 nut. The throat is whitish. The lower 

 plumage is chocolate-brown, streaked with 

 white, the streaks being narrow and not 

 more than about one-sixth of an inch wide 

 at the broadest part. 



Length of male about 27 ; wing about 

 9! ; tail up to i2j. Length of female 

 about 21 ; wing about 8| ; tail about 7^. 

 Legs brown ; irides reddish brown ; bill 

 greenish ; naked skin of the head crimson. 

 Weight up to 3 Ib. 



