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tertiaries, dusky, or greyish brown, the inner ones of the former
variegated with the black markings; the latter edged with yellowish
white. The tail, of twelve feathers, short and much rounded, is
greyish blue or ash-colour, sprinkled with reddish brown, waved towards'
the end with yellowish red; upper tail coverts, olive brown
and yellowish brown, pencilled with black; under tail coverts, light
yellowish red, with dusky streaks on the centres of the feathers and
whitish tips. ] ,egs and toes, light ash-colour; claws, dusky.
Female; length, nine inches; the band over the eyes and the head
on the sides, light yellowish brown; crown, paler than in the male,
the feathers with dusky edges; neck in front, light red on the lower
p a r t ; on the back and the nape, paler than in the male. Throat,
light yellowish brown, margined with black, brown, and yellowish
red spots; breast, light red; back, paler than in the male. The tail,
more undulated with red and greyish white.
The young at first have the bill brownish yellow; iris, light hazel;
the head on the sides, dusky; the upper parts light yellowish brown,
with patches of grey.