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CHESTED COLIN. 
feathers of tlie back are grey, spotted and varied 
with black, brown, and white ; the wing-coverts 
are the same, deeply edged with whitish yellow, 
and with a large spot of black at the tip of each 
feather : the breast is transversely striped with 
black and white ; the belly with rufous and black: 
the feathers on the sides are spotted with black 
along the shafts, and are edged with pure white : 
the quills are grey : the tail-feathers are brown- 
grey, waved with whitish yellow : the feet are yel- 
lowish : the lower mandible of the beak is yellow- 
ish at the base. The female is destitute of a crest : 
the eyebrows and the throat are white, spotted 
with black and reddish : the upper parts of the 
body are grey-brown, with black spots, and waves 
of rufous : the wing-coverts are duller than in 
the male, and are destitute of the broad white 
border : the feathers of the under part of the body 
are striped with narrow bars of black and white, 
the latter being tipped with two oval black spots: 
in other respects she resembles the male, but is 
more dull in tint : the young greatly resemble the 
female till nearly grown, wlien the male attains 
the crest, and the colours of the plumage their 
proper hue. 
This inhabits Mexico, where it is called Quanht- 
zonecoUn. 
