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FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



In the female the head and neck are mottled with two 

 shades of brown ; the feathers on the upper surface of the 

 body darker brown in the centre, with light brown edges 

 and tips ; the under surface of the body is pale brown. 



The young males at first resemble females, the dis- 

 tinctive markings of their sex being gradually and slowly 

 assumed. 



