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primaries, black on inside web, with a bay edging on the outside web; 
secondaries, black on the inside web and rich bay on the outside web, 
terminating with greenish-black at the end of each feather; wing cov¬ 
erts, greenish-black, forming a well-defined bar of that color across the 
wing when folded; tail, black; sickles, coverts, and lesser coverts, 
glossy greenish-black; the latter may be edged with red; thighs, black; 
Fig. 13„—Partridge Cochiii hen. 
shanks, yellow, and well covered with black or brownish feathers, the 
middle toes being also well feathered. 
The female is the prettier of the two. Her head is small and of a rich 
brown plumage, with a stout, well-curved beak, yellow in color. Her 
eyes are bay and mild in expression. The head is ornamented with a 
small single comb, set perfectly straight upon the head and bright red 
in color. The wattles are small, well rounded, and fine in texture; the 
ear lobes are well developed and are also fine in texture. 
