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base of the beak surrounded by some 
white feathers ; the black of the head and 
neck without the green gloss, and mixed 
with some veiy dark brown feathers ; the 
white of the back varied with brown spots, 
and its undulating lines nearer to each 
other than in the old males ; r the belly of 
a dull white spotted with grey, and the 
sides marked with dark brown spots. 
In the young females the undulating 
lines upon the back can scarcely be distin^ 
guished, being lost in the brown colour 
which forms the ground of them. 
