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the posterior corner of the eye, passing under the ear-coverts, and 

 terminating at the back of the head. The whole lower surface 

 is white, with a tinge of fulvous ; upper neck, back, and rump, 

 black. Two conspicuous fulvous white lines run from the 

 shoulder to the root of the tail along the sides of the body, 

 one on either side ; quills brown, much freckled with fulvous ; 

 and the greater coverts largely tipped with white. 



" The adult plumage is assumed at the autumn moult, the 

 white streaks on the breast and belly disappearing with age, and 

 being nearly entirely absent in very old cocks." 



The Plate, viewed from a distance, gives a tolerable idea 

 of both sexes. 



