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male: the last secondary is grey, having the outer web white, bordered
with a tint of black; tertiarics, dark bluish grey. Tail, dark greyish
brown; it consists of sixteen feathers; upper tail coverts, dark greyish
brown. Legs and toes, bluish grey; webs, bluish grey.
The young male resembles the female till the second year, but the
reddish brown on the head is clearer, and the feathers less elongated;
the greater wing coverts and the secondaries are of a deeper black,
and the white tips arc conspicuous, the back too then becomes varied
with black, and the two crescents begin to shew themselves.
The young female does not acquire the dark patch behind the bill
till her second year. There is more of the red colour on the back
of the neck. The lesser wing coverts are greyish white, and the
breast is dull white.
