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wliite; under wing and tall coverts, and all tlie under 
parts of the belly Avhitisli, shaded with light olive green; 
the anterior part of the neck mottled with olive green 
and ash-colour. Primaries rich brown; first the longest, 
and the others gradually a little less down to the ninth, 
giving the wing a long pointed character. This gradu- 
ated position of the primaries is shewn when the wing 
is in repose. The beak is dark brown above, light 
below. Tarsi light yellow; iris, dark brown. 
The female has the upper parts like the male; the 
throat, neck, and crop dirty ■white, feebly marked with 
long spots of ashy brown. In autumn- the feathers are 
bordered with ash. 
My figures of this bird and its egg are from speci- 
mens sent me by M. E. Verreaux. 
Figured also by Naumann, Taf. 13; Gould, B. of E. 
