part, brownish grey, shaded off into yellowish brown, with dull yellowish
white edges and tips to the feathers; below, greyish black, the
feathers on the lower part tipped with white.
The wings, when closed, extend from an inch to an inch and a half
beyond the end of the tail. Greater wing coverts, dark brownish black;
lesser wing coverts, brownish grey, edged and tipped with dull white.
Primaries, greyish lead-colour, with white shafts, the second quill
feather is the longest in the wing; secondaries, dark leaden grey,
the ends m a r l y white; tertiaries, dusky brownish grey, with dull greyish
white outer edges and tips; the shafts are strong and broad. Tail,
grey, the leathers broadly tipped and edged with white; the shafts
white; underneath, the tail is white; it consists of fourteen feathers;
upper tail coverts, white, with a pale crescent-shaped mark; under
tail coverts, white; legs and toes, pink, with a tinge of red, the hind
toe is short. Claws, black, paler at the base; webs, reddish pink.
I n some specimens there are a few white feathers about the base
of the bill.