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yellow, mixed with brown; over the eyes a small line of lemon-yellow; 
general colour of under part bright lemon-yellow, with a crescent formed 
black band on the upper breast ; wings bright lemon-yellow, the terminal 
end of primaries, the end of primary-coverts and alula black; innermost 
secundaries brown, smaller wing-coverts black, edged with bright lemon- 
yellow ; median wing-coverts blackish-brown, edged with bright lemon- 
yellow ; tail bright lemon-yellow, the middle feathers edged with blackish : 
Foot of Charctdriola (nat. size) and the terminal third of tibia (magnified). 
brown on the end, the two central ones entirely blackish brown ; maxilla 
dark horn colour, mandibula of lighter colour ; tarsus and claws light 
horn colour, the unfeathered part of tibia and toes darker. Total length 
160, wing 85, tail 64, bill (from front) 12, (from rictus) 18, bare part of 
tibia 11, tarsus 26, halux with claw 20 mm. 
Female: General colour above as by male, but lighter and inten¬ 
sively edged with fulvous brown ; wings brown, the outer and inner web 
more or less edged with light yellow ; tail yellow, outer edge of feathers, 
but the outer ones, brown, the four central feathers entirely brownish 
black; below the tail wholly yellow; throut, breast and lateral part of 
belly dirty white, washed with fulvous ; centre of belly, thighs, under 
wing- and under tail-coverts lemon-yellow ; bill and feet as by the male. 
Total length 158, wing 78, tail 62, bill (from front) 12, (from rictus) 18; 
bare part of tibia 10, tarsus 25 mm. 
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