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The crest of the old female is shorter than 
that of the other sex, the head, neck, 
breast, and upper part of the back are black 
shaded with deep brown, the remaining part 
of the back and the wings dull dttsky brown, 
interspersed with small brown spots ; upon 
the breast and sides some large spots of 
ferruginous brown, the speculum upon the 
wing smaller than in the male; the beak and 
feet darker. The young of both sexes 
have not, before moulting any appearance 
of a crest; they have a large whitish spot 
at the side of the beak ; some white upon 
the forehead and sometimes behind the 
eyes; head, neck, and breast of a dull 
brown, varied upon the breast with ferru- 
ginous brown ; the feathers of the back 
and wings dusky brown bordered with 
lighter brown; sides ferruginous brown; 
the speculum small and whitish ; abdomen 
variegated with ash-colour and brown; 
irides dirty yellow. The young male* 
have the belly of a purer white than the 
young of the other sex. 
The young after moulting lose the white 
*pot at the base of the beak, or have it 
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