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head; and in the double moult in spring and autumn, to which these
birds are subject, mottled with black and white; breast, white with
a few blackish brown streaks below on the sides, the inner webs of
the feathers being of that colour. Back, glossy velvet black.
Greater and lesser wing coverts, dull black; primaries, dull black;
secondaries, dull black, the tips white forming a narrow bar or streak
across the wing; tcrtiarics, dull black; greater and lesser under wing
coverts, white. Tail, glossy brownish black; tail coverts, glossy
brownish black. Legs and toes, yellowish olive brown, otherwise
described as blackish brown with a tinge of red. Webs, darker
yellowish olive brown.
Temminok points out that the young birds of the year may be
distinguished by having the sides of the head clouded with grey.
The figure of present species is from a drawing made by John
Gatcombc, Esq., of Wyndham Place, Plymouth; I have also been
favoured with a drawing by Theodore Compton, Esq.
