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white on the inner web, and black and buff spots and blotches on the outer web. 
Inner secondaries olive brown, marked with black. Sides of the head and throat, 
white, streaked with brown ; chin, white. Lower plumage, pure white. The 
bill is curved downwards towards the tip. The female differs from the male in 
the following respects : circle round the eye, white. The whole of the closed 
wing is olive green, barred with black ; there is a black band under the eye ; sides 
of the face, throat, foreneck, and a broad collar round the neck are chestnut. 
But the chief difference lies in the female having the outermost scapular feathers 
very narrow, pointed and pure white. It is generally found on marshy ground 
where there is much grass. It is a miserable flyer, settles quickly and seems 
more intent on displaying its plumage than on getting away, but when it has 
settled it is not easy to flush again. Length, 10 inches; wing, 5 inches ; 
tail, H inches ; bill, If inches. Legs and bill, olive brown ; irides, brown ; 
weight, 6| oz. 
