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secondaries are glossy brown, those im- 

 mediately following the speculum with a 

 narrow, black margin on the outer web. 

 The under wing-coverts are pinkish white ; 

 the axillaries brown, mottled with white 

 at their base. 



According to Jerdon, the male at the 

 breeding season has the crown of a richer 

 pink than the other parts of the head. 



The adult female, in most respects, 

 resembles the adult male. The body 

 plumage and the wings are, however, 

 rather paler. The chin, the throat, and 

 the front of the neck, instead of being 

 brown, as in the male, are pink, like the 

 sides of the head. A broad brown band 

 occupies the forehead, the crown and 

 back of the head. Many of the feathers 

 of the body are margined paler. 



The young birds of both sexes appear 

 to assume a first plumage which closely 

 resembles that of the adult female. 



The sexes are of much the same size. 

 Length about 23 ; wing about 10 ; tail 

 about 3^. The bill is reddish white, dirty 

 red or light pink ; irides red ; legs and 

 feet varying from slate-colour to blackish. 

 The weight appears to run up to rather 

 more than 2 Ib. 



