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pure white; from each lower mandible runs a streak of small black 

 spots, those on the side larger; the rest of the lower parts white; 

 primaries black, edged with yellow; rest of the wing black, edged 

 with ash; the first and second row of coverts broadly tipt with 

 white; back ash, tinged with yellow-ochre, and streaked laterally 

 with black; tail black, edged with ash, the three exterior feathers 

 marked on the inner webs with white ; bill black above, whitish 

 below, furnished with bristles at the base ; iris hazel ; legs and feet 

 reddish yellow. 



The female differs very little in plumage from the male. 



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