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of the back and rump are cinereous in the middle, and 

 white at the sides ; the upper tail-coverts are white. The 

 feathers around the base of the beak, a streak over the eyes, 

 the chin, throat, breast, and all the under parts, are pure 

 white, as also the eyelids. 



The young bird of the year resembles the adult in the 

 markings, but the rufous colouring is quite wanting, with 

 the exception of a dull white that edges the feathering 

 of the upper parts ; the under parts are all white. 



