11 LAND-BAIL.
bay brown; under tail coverts, pale buff' or reddish brown, with bars
of darker reddish brown and reddish white. The legs and toes, which
are long, are pale dull yellowish, with a tint of reddish brown or
grey.
The female is not quite so large. The head on the sides has less
grey and not so clear. The greater and lesser wing coverts arc not
so bright in colour.
The young are at first covered with black down.
Varieties have occurred, one with wdiite feathers along the breast
and wing coverts, another with the wing perfectly white.
