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black at the end, the two outer ones on each side white. 
Selby says that the four centre feathers are brown, and the 
three outer ones yellowish white. Probably they vary with 
age.. Upper tail coverts, light greyish brown; under tail 
coverts, white; legs, above the knee, black, below it, and 
the toes, bluish grey; claws, black. 
The female has the head and neck with less of the black, 
and not so clear in colour. 
The young have no black marks over the white of the 
forehead, nor on the sides of the breast, but their place is 
indicated by pale brown; the space between the bill and the 
eye, and the band, yellowish brown; eyebrow, white. Forehead, 
white; crown, neck on the back, and nape, pale ash-colour 
or yellowish brown. The breast has the patch light dusky 
brown, itself white; back and greater and lesser wing coverts, 
pale ash-coloured brown; legs, toes, and claws, bluish black. 
