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which is the colour of the remaining under parts. 
The back and scapular feathers are hrownisli-black, 
glossed with purple, each feather being deeply mar- 
gined with pale orange-brown. The rump, wings 
(except the quills), and tail, are hair-brown ; the 
feathers on the shoulders edged with greyish-white ; 
greater coverts edged with pale rufous, and the long 
tertials, of a deeper tint at the ends, are margined, 
and have a second intermediate angular marking of 
rufous-orange. The tail is tipped with rufous, and 
also is clouded there with clove-brown ; the lateral 
tail-coverts are white. This specimen stands nearly 
ten inches high. In another specimen, shot on the 
Pentland Hills in spring, and thought to be a fe- 
male, though not dissected, the whole plumage has 
a more rufous tint, and is more broken with brown 
upon the head and back of the neck, but varies 
remarkably in size, standing scarcely more than 
seven inches in height. 
