largely tipped with white, forming a conspicuous band; outer tail-feather on each side white, the

remainder dark brown, narrowly edged on both margins with white, and slightly tipped with rufous ;
central feathers brown, broadly margined with rufous ; ear-coverts striated with brown and russet red:
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under surface white, with numerous small strie from the angle of the mouth; a series of brown and
and a series of rufous and brown striz on the sides and flanks:
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where it is creamy white; legs, toes, and

russet-coloured spots across the breast ;
bill dark brown, except at the base of the under mandible,

claws brown.
The female is very similar, but has no rufous

decided, and is generally of a darker hue.
The Plate represents the two sexes, of the size of life.

on the head, less white across the wings, the markings less