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hooked at the end: the cere yellow: irides of a 
ftraw-color. The head and chin are of a light erey, 
in fome, white, marked with oblong ftreaks of 
black : the neck and breaft are of a tawny red, 
but the middle of the feathers black. On the belly 
and thighs, the {pots are fewer, and under the tail 
they almoft vanifh. The upper part of the back 
is brown, the middle covered with very foft white 
down. The five firft quil feathers are black; the 
inner webs of the others dufky barred with black, 
and the lower edges white. The coverts of the 
wings are varied with tawny black and white: the 
tail is forked, and of a tawny red: the outmoft 
feather on each fide of a darker hue than the reft; 
and marked with a few obfcure dufky fpots: the 
thighs are covered with very long feathers: the legs 
are yellow and ftrong. 
Thefe birds differ in their colors. We have feen 
a beautiful variety fhot in Lincolnfbire that was en- 
tirely of a tawny color. 
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