48 
reddish ash-colour, but black on the top; 
irides reddish brown ; legs black. 
The young of the first year have a little 
light ash-colour upon the throat ; head and 
under parts of a deep brown ; but the fea- 
thers on the breast and front of the neck 
bordered with ash-coloured brown ; those 
on the top of the back and the wings of 
a brown ash-colour, all bordered by a band 
of deep brown; rump, belly, quills and 
tail feathers dusky brown ; irides brown. 
Summer plumage. Upon the back of 
the head there are long feathers forming a 
crest of a deep glossy green ; throat black ; 
upon the top of the head, and upon a 
great part of the neck and thighs appear 
very small and short feathers of a pure 
white ; upper parts of the plumage of a 
shining greenish tint; all the feathers of 
the back and wings bordered with very 
narrow edging of velvety black. In the 
spring there are small white feathers 
pressed oat, which appear like small points 
on the back of the head, the neck and the 
thighs; the rest of the plumage as ft* 
winter. 
