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EARED GEEBE. 
and rather compact. Feathers on the occiput a little elongated ; a tuft of 
very long, loose, linear feathers on each side of the head, rising from over 
and behind the eye, and covering the ears. Wings small, acute ; primaries 
much curved, the first longest, the second almost equal, the rest rapidly 
graduated ; secondaries short, rounded. Tail a slight tuft of loose feathers. 
Bill black, tinged with blue. Iris blood-red. Feet dusky -grey externally, 
greenish-grey on the inner side. The tufts on the sides of the head are 
orange, anteriorly more yellow, posteriorly red ; the head and upper part 
of the neck are deep black ; the rest of the upper parts brownish-black, the 
wings greyish-brown, with a broad patch of white, the secondary quills being 
of that colour. The throat, fore part and sides of the neck are dull black, its 
lower part with some spots of the same ; the rest of the lower parts glossy 
silvery-white, excepting the sides of the body and rump, which are light red. 
Length to end of tail 13 inches ; bill along the ridge along the edge of 
lower mandible 1 T J ^ ; wing from flexure 5r®2 ; tarsus lf| ; hind toe and claw 
; second toe to the end of the claw 1 T 8 2 ; third toe 2 ; fourth toe 2£. 
Young in autumn. 
In this state the tufts of the head are not developed, and the feathers of 
the neck are softer. The bill is greyish-blue, dusky above ; the feet as in 
the adult. The upper parts are brownish-black, the neck tinged with grey 
behind ; the secondary quills are white ; the throat and a broad band, curving 
beneath the ear so as almost to meet the other on the nape, greyish-white ; 
the neck brownish-grey all round at its upper part ; the lower parts silvery 
white, the sides of the body and rump tinged with dusky-grey. 
