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is either less distinct or wanting. Scapularies, rump, 

 and upper tail feathers olive brown; wings brown, with 

 the coverts broadly fringed with russet; the uppermost 

 feathers of the secondaries bright russet, with a con- 

 spicuous black longitudinal mark in the centre; throat 

 greyish white; rest of inferior parts of body russet, 

 lighter in the centre; under tail coverts white. 



The young before the first moult are of a red ash- 

 colour above, with the throat and neck ashy white ; the 

 body below is of a reddish ash-colour, with tints lighter 

 in the middle of the abdomen; wings brown, with the 

 coverts largely bordered with red; tail equally brown, 

 with the quills fringed and terminated with reddish 

 ash, and the inferior half of the one most external on 

 each side white. 



The figures of this bird and its egg are from specimens 

 sent me by M. E. Verreaux. 



Figured also by Temminck and Laug: pi. col. 6, f. 1, 

 old male in breeding plumage. Rotix, Ornith. Prov., 

 pi, 217, female under the name of Passerinette ; Gould, 

 B. of E. 



