minutely freckled; on the lower part of the back, the buff bars become richer, and the rump and upper
tail-coverts are rich rusty, with a narrow interrupted bar of black near the t ip ; primaries dark brown,
partially margined and crossed by freckled bars and irregular markings of buff; two central tail-feathers
alternately barred with pale huffy yellow and brownish olive, largely blotched and spotted with very dark
brown; the lateral tail-feathers are alternately barred with deep buff and rich chestnut, bounded above
and below with broad irregular marks of blackish brown ; throat and breast yellowish ash-colour, crossed
with a few carved black b a rs ; abdomen dark brown ; feathers clothing the thighs and vent yellowish
brown, with irregular marks o f brown in the centre of each ; bill pale greenish olive-colour; cere scarlet;
orbits bright red, inclining to p u rp le ; irides brown; legs and feet bluish white.
The female generally resembles the male, bnt is of smaller size and is destitute of the crest and spurs, has
much more rufous on the feathers of the back and wings, each of which, moreover, has a line o f buff down,
the sh a ft; she is destitute of the rufous hue on the rump, but, on the other hand, has tile abdomen o f that
tint, though not so bright, and the dark markings of the breast of a striated instead of a barred form ; the
barrings of the tail, too, are less distinct, their hue is much less brilliant, and their freckling of a more
minute kind.
The Plate represents the two sexes, nearly of the natural size.