crossed a t intervals of about two inches with a narrow irregular band of black and a second broader and
more decided band of the same colour, the space between the bands being of a similar but paler tint than
the body of the fe ath er; the second band of black, moreover, becomes broader, and gradually blends with
the general colour of the feathers as they approach the extremity; on some the intermediate pale band is
white; feathers of the under surface marked like the upper, but the bordering is not luminous, and terminates
in dull grey, within which, on the lower part of the sides of the abdomen, is a narrow line o f white; eye-
orbits r e d ; bill born-colour; feet bluish born-colour.
The female has a patch of dark brown a t the back of the head, with a narrow bordering of rufous a t the
end of each feath er; feathers of the head and upper surface generally mottled with rufous, with a narrow
edging of black at the tip, and with a stripe down the centre, which on the sides o f the neck and shoulders is
white, and on the other parts deep buff; rump and upper tail-coverts deep rust-red, each feather faintly
barred with dark brown ; some of the wing-coverts marked a t the tip with black and white, as in the male,
but the marks are broader and not so pure ; throat deep buff; feathers of the under surface brown, largely
striped down the centre, and tipped, with pale or creamy buff, and bordered on each side with tawny ; tail
short, central feathers greyish brown, freckled with dark brown; lateral feathers rufous, crossed obliquely
near the tip with dark brown, beyond which the end is white.
The Plate represents the two sexes, about two-thirds of the natural size.
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