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has figured one of this species which is spotted. The 
Messrs. Tuke have also sent me one, hearing several rust- 
coloured marks, which, though not to he washed out, 
have more the appearance of a vegetable stain, pro¬ 
duced by the materials of the nest, than by an ani¬ 
mal matter from the bird. 
