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and back of tlie neck, as well as the ear-coverts, finely spotted 
with pale brown. 
The plumage of the female in the second year is white, 
spotted all over with yellowish brown, in consequence of each 
feather having a central mark of that colour ; these markings 
are strongest on the tertials, quill-feathers, and tail, and very 
faint on the breast, belly and vent. 
