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S h a r i e , od. L a y a rd 's B . S. A f r. p p . 3 6 8 , 8 4 1 (1 8 8 2 - 8 4 ) ; id . C a t. B ird s in B rit.
M u s . X . p . 152 (18 8 5 ).
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1 8 5 1 p 1 6 3 ; Cass. C a t. I l i r u n d . M u s . P h ila d . A c a d . p . 6 (1 8 5 3 ) : I l a r t l J . f. 0 .
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p 33 ; H a r t l. J . f. O. 1 8 6 1 , p . 1 03 ; E o rb e s , I h i s , 1 8 8 3 , p . 514.
m rw t td o m e lb in a , S tr ic k l. C o n tr . O rn . 1 8 5 1 , p. 1 3 1 ; G r a y , H an d -1 . B . i. p. 70,
n o . 8 2 4 (1 809).
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1 8 7 0 , p . 428.
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p. 3 3 1 (1875).
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/ / . pileo c t u ro pygio b ru u u e is facile d istin g u e iu la .
Hab. in AfricA occidenta li, m e rid io n a li-o rien ta li e t s ep ten trio n a li-o rien ta li.
A d u li. Gene ra l c o lo u r ahovo glossy U u e -b la c k , tl.o m au tlo variod ovitli w hite bases to th e foathors ;
lower b a c k , rm n p , a n d u p p e r ta il-co v c rts brown, o o n tra s tiu g with th e b a c k ; wing-covc rts gloss;
blnc -b la ck lik e tlio b a c k ; quills b la ck, ex te rn a lly glossy b lu e -b la c k ; t a i l - f c a th m b luc -bla ck
towa rds th e ir cuds, b u t m o re o r less washed with h row u tow a rd s th e base ; c u tu 'c head au d nape
b rown, w ith a slig h t bluish gloss ; loros d n sk y b la ck ish , su rm o u n te d b y a lino o f bo a ry fe a th e rs ;
sides o t face a n d c a r-co v c rts b row n ; cliccks aud u n d e r surfa c e o f body s a tin y w h ite , w ith a slight
fulvous tin g e o n th e th r o a t ; tho flanks, th ig h s , a n d la te ra l u n d e r ta il-co v c rts s lig h tly washed with
b row n ; u n d e r wing-coverts b row n , edged w ith w h ile ; q n ills d u sk y below, browmsll a long th e
iim c r w c b i “ b ill b la c k ish ; foot d u sk y a s liy ; iris d u s k y ” (V o u B e u g la ) . T o ta l le n g tli o .
inche s, culmcn O'S, wing 3 '8 , ta il 1 '6 5 , o u te r fe a tlie r 3-1, ta r su s 0 '5 .
You,,,,, niffe rs from th e ad u lt in h av in g na rrow ed gings o t pale reddish h rown to th e fc a tlie is o f tl.e
ba ck and wing-eove rts, a n d in liaving th e tliro a t and fore ne ck reddish bulf.