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G. Montagu, Esq. by Dr. Latham; ano- 
ther was shot in Suffolk. 
These birds differed much in plumage, 
and are thus described by the above author : 
The first specimen—" The bill dusky; 
cere and irides yellow ; the head, neck, and 
breast yellowish white, with streaks of brown, 
those on the breast large ; the lower part of 
the sides above the thighs and belly, except 
A line down the middle, dusky brown ; the 
scapulars and wing coverts blotched with 
dusky brown ; the former mixed with yel- 
lowish white, the latter inclining to ferrugi- 
nous ; the quill feathers white at the base, 
dusky black at the ends; the outer webs 
dashed with cinereous, shafts white ; the tail 
is brown one third from the end, across 
which are two faint bars of dusky black, 
the rest white, with a few spots across the 
upper part, resembling a broken bar of 
brown; the tip white; upper tail coverts 
white, streaked with brown; the legs are 
covered with pale dull yellow feathers down 
to the feet, spotted with brown ; thighs the 
same ; feet yellow ; claws black." 
" The other bird had the tail of a cream- 
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