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face of body light ashy brown, becoming paler on the abdomen, where it
flanks and thighs having faint indications of dusky bars,

under tail-coverts, which are whitish

of face, and under sur
inclines to creamy white, the lower
these becoming zigzag and distinct in character on the
under wing-coverts and axillaries pale ashy brown, with a few indications of

like the abdomen;
bill, legs, and irides

dusky bars; quills ashy brown below, pale yellowish along the inner web:
brownish ” (Gould). Total length 14:5 inches, culmen 1-4, wing 6°75, tail 5°5, tarsus 1°9.
Adult female. Differs from the male in wanting the lilac band on the nape, and in having the

under surface faintly barred with dusky. Total length 13 inches, culmen 14, wing 6:75, tail 5:5,

tarsus 1-9.
The figures in the Plate are drawn from specimens in the British Museum.