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between these patches and the eye. A 

 third bird, a male shot in December, 

 resembles the above pair, but has, in 

 addition, an indistinct white band behind 

 the eye. 



Male : length about 17 ; wing nearly 

 8 ; tail 3. Female : length nearly 16 ; 

 wing 7^ ; tail 2|. The bill is plumbeous, 

 the lower mandible tinged with pink in 

 some cases ; irides reddish brown ; legs 

 and feet plumbeous, the webs darker. 

 Weight up to i Ib. 



