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coverts are black, the middle series with 

 long, oval, terminal chestnut tips, re- 

 sembling sealing-wax, The first ten quills 

 of the wing are brown, the others black. 

 The lower plumage is black, each feather 

 with a grey shaft-streak and margin, and 

 sharply pointed. The sides of the body 

 are dashed with chestnut. 



In the female the head is brown, 

 streaked with rather bright buff. The 

 feathers of the mantle are dark brown, 

 each feather with a bright buff shaft- 

 streak and a paler buff margin. The 

 remaining upper plumage and the wing- 

 coverts are yellowish brown, thickly 

 speckled with black, the feathers of the 

 back and coverts with narrow white shaft- 

 streaks. The first ten quills are dark 

 brown, the others yellowish brown, thickly 

 speckled and mottled with black. The tail 

 is blackish, mottled with rufous. The throat 

 is pale grey and the lower plumage white, 

 each feather margined with deep grey. 



Length of male about 28 ; wing 9 ; tail 

 up to 1 6. Length of female about 16; 

 wing 8; tail 5^. Legs yellowish; irides 

 red ; bill horny brown or black ; comb, 

 wattles and bare skin crimson. Weight 

 up to 2 Ib 8 oz. 



