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proportion to the size of the feather, so that it is more conspi¬ 
cuous on the wing-coverts, both upper and under, especially as on 
the back, not reaching to the tip, it is mostly concealed by the 
overlapping of the feathers : on the larger coverts, however, it 
consists of a mere streak, as well as on a few of the lower 
tail-coverts and femorals: generally speaking, however, these 
parts, as well as the rump, upper and lower tail-coverts, outer 
large wing-coverts, vent, all the quills, and tail-feathers are 
unspotted, and of a bright chocolate brown, with even a greenish 
gloss, darker, and with purplish reflections on the quills and tail: 
on the contrary, on the head and neck all round, the brown 
colour is paler and duller, and as the feathers are on these parts 
much smaller, the more extended white longitudinal spots are 
more closely set, producing a thickly striated appearance. On 
the crown and cheeks the white is moreover neither so pure nor 
well defined, which, together with the much less intense ground 
colour, gives these parts a rufous gray look: the throat is entirely 
whitish. 
The sexes present no difference, and the Young soon put on 
the adult plumage. 
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