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head white, tinged with rusty brown. The rest like 

 the male, but more dull. The colours of both, 

 especially the male, brighter with age. 



My figures of this bird and its egg are from speci- 

 mens sent me by Mr. Wheelwright, from Sweden. 



The bird has also been figured by Bechstein, JNTaturg. 

 Deutsch., vol. ii, pi. 25, figs. 1 and 2, (male and female;) 

 Stor, Degli. Ucc, vol. ii, pi. 169, (old male;) Meyer, 

 Vogel Deut., vol. i, pi. 11, (male and female;) Nau- 

 mann, Vog. Deutsch., pi. 135, (male and female;) Gould, 

 B. of E., pi. 228. 



