The wings have the first feather very short, the second nearly halt
an inch shorter than the third, the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth
nearly equal in length, the fourth rather the longest; greater wing
coverts, dusky, white on the tips and the outer webs, the edges of
the white yellowish; lesser wing coverts, dusky, tipped with white;
primaries, secondaries, and tciliaries, dusky tipped with white, more
extended over the ends of the direr last feathers; from the tburth to
(he fifteenth feather a yellowish white band runs across the middle of
each, which is straight when the wings are extended, but in heraldic
phrase 'wavy,' or, rather, 'crenellée,' when they are closed; the tips
white. Tail long, reddish or brownisb ash-colour, yellowish towards
the outer edge, the shafts pale brown yellow; it is stiff' and pointed;
upper tail coverts, as the back, tinged with tawny rust-colour; under
tail coverts, reddish yellow, tipped with white. Legs, toes, and claws,
pale yellow brown, the last-named with a tinge of pale red: they are
very long and curved.
The female nearly resembles the male.