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like the back; the primaries 'vvith less black in the 
centre of the feathers; tail brownish black, the ends of 
the quills tipped with ash-colour; beak, (which is 
curved,) feet, and iris brown. 
According to Savi the interior of the beak of the 
female during breeding time is yellow, that of the male 
violet black. 
The young before the first moult resemble the old 
birds, only the spots on the upper part of the plumage 
are less, and not so dark. 
My figure is from a specimen sent me by M. E. 
Verreaux. Figured also by Temminck and Lang, pi. 
col. 6, f. o; Eoux, Ornith. Prov., pi. 232 ; Gould, B. 
of E.; Miihle, Monograph, in two plumages, one the 
normal type described above, the other having no spots 
or stripes on the vertex. The sjDecimen was brought 
from Greece by Count Miihle, and is exactly the same 
as those described by Temminck from Japan. 
