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the forepart of which, the breaft and thighs, were of 

 a buff- color : the belly and vent feathers white : the 

 hind-part of the neck bare of feathers, but covered 

 with thofe growing on the ride of it : on the fetting 

 on of the wing, is a large chefnut fpot : the lefler 

 coverts of ayellowifhbuff: the larger coverts whitifh: 

 the web of that next the back half buff, and half 

 black: the quil- feathers black: the legs and toes 

 dufky *, and what is fingular in a bird of this genus, 

 the feathers grow down to the knees : the infide of 

 the middle claw is ferrated. 



For this defcription and the drawing, we are indeb- 

 to Mr. Plymley. 



Mention 



