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and middle of the throat inclining to whitish, with dark grey- 

 middles to the feathers ; chest and breast grey, much like 

 the upper mantle, but the black markings take more the 

 form of wide pointed shaft-streaks ; belly somewhat paler, 

 with the shaft-streaks much reduced in width or absent ; 

 sides, flanks, and thighs mostly umber-brown, with black 

 shaft-streaks, the outermost feathers being mostly grey 

 on the outer web ; quills uniform dark brownish-black. 

 In the female they are freckled with rufous-buff on the 

 outer web. 



" In the dry skin the bare space surrounding the eye, as 

 well as the bill and legs, is orange- vermilion ; the metatarsi 

 are provided with two pairs of short spurs. Total length 

 ca. 13"0 inches; wing 7*1 ; tail (in moult) 2'9 ; tarsus 2*4. 



" The immature male has the sides of the head, mantle, 

 chest, and breast partially clad in plumage similar to that of 

 the adult male, but a number of feathers on the nape are 

 barred with black and buff, and have a triangular white spot 

 at the extremity ; the rest of the plumage is similar to that 

 of the adult female, but most of the wing-coverts have a 

 pale buff shaft-streak, terminating in a triangular spot, 

 which is a characteristic of the young plumage in birds of 

 this group. It should be noted that the feathers of the 

 underparts are transversely barred with black and buff, and 

 that none display the concentric black and white markings 

 seen in the adult female. In the dry skin the bill is 

 yellowish-horn-colour, dusky towards the base, the bare 

 space round the eye is yellowish-orange, and the feet are 

 dull brownish-orange." 



The next Meeting of the Club will be held on Wednesday, 

 the 19th of October, 1910, at PAGANI'S RESTAURANT, 

 42-48 Great Portland Street, W. ; the Dinner at 7 p.m. 

 Members of the Club intending to dine are requested to 

 inform Mr. Witherby, at 326 High Holborn, W.C. 



