BRITISH BIRDS* 
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is of a yellowlfli horn colour, darkeft on the ridge, 
the under one yellow. A bare lldn, of a greenifli 
colour, is extended from the beak beyond the eyes, 
the irides of which are yellow, and give them a 
fierce and piercing afped. The brow and crown 
of the head are white, bordered above the eyes by 
black lines which reach the nape of the neck, 
where they join a long flowing pendent creft of the 
fame colour. The upper part of the neck, in fome, 
is white, in others pale afh ; the fore part, lower 
down, is fpotted with a double row of black fea- 
thers, and thofe which fall over the breafl are 
long, loofe, and unwebbed ; the ihoulders and fca- 
pular feathers are alfo of the fame kind of texture, 
of a grey colour, generally flireaked with white, and 
fpread over its down-clothed back. The ridge of 
the wing is white, coverts and fecondaries lead co- 
lour, baftard wings and quills of a blueifh black, 
as are alfo the long foft feather's which take their 
rife on the fides under the wings, and, falling 
down, meet at their tips, and hide all the under 
parts : the latter, next the fkin, are covered with 
a thick, matted, dirty white down, except about 
the belly and vent, which are almofl: bare. The 
tail is fhort, and confifts of twelve feathers of a 
cinereous or brownifh lead colour ; the legs are 
dirty green, long, bare above the knees, and the 
middle claw is jagged on the inner edge. 
The female has not the long flowing creft, or 
