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is quoted, it builds among the most elevated trees and 

 rocks. 



Its eggs are said by Le Vaillant to be four; white 

 ground with red spots; and by Ardouin three or four; 

 yellowish white, entirely covered with confluent brown 

 spots, leaving the ground-work hardly visible. 



An adult male in the Norwich Museum has the 

 head, back, and under parts, of a dark cinnamon 

 brown, lighter on the thighs; primaries and tail 

 feathers above dark brown; tail below with nine or 

 ten dark bands; under tail coverts cinnamon. 



The female does not differ from the male. When 

 recent the beak is yellowish with the tip black; cere 

 bluish; feet yellow. In the young the plumage is 

 brown and the tail almost square. Adult specimens do 

 not differ much in plumage. 



The figure of this bird is from a drawing by Mr. 

 Reeve, of the Norwich Museum. It is taken from a 

 living specimen, in the possession of Mr. Gurney. 



