. Frank Forester's field sports of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Game and game-birds; Hunting; Gibier; Chasse. UPLAND SHOOTING. 117 green, changing to blue and bronze, with a narrow line of white along their terminal margin; the inner greenish-black on the outer web, greenish-brown on the inner, with a central line and narrow external margin of pale reddish-bufF; the more elongated scapulars similar, but some of them margined with greenish- blue. Secondary coverts brown, with their terminal portion white. Tail feathers chocolate-brown, slightly glossed w
. Frank Forester's field sports of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Game and game-birds; Hunting; Gibier; Chasse. UPLAND SHOOTING. 117 green, changing to blue and bronze, with a narrow line of white along their terminal margin; the inner greenish-black on the outer web, greenish-brown on the inner, with a central line and narrow external margin of pale reddish-bufF; the more elongated scapulars similar, but some of them margined with greenish- blue. Secondary coverts brown, with their terminal portion white. Tail feathers chocolate-brown, slightly glossed with green ; their margins bufFy. The lower parts are pale reddish- orange, shaded on the breast with purplish-red, and thickly spotted with black, the number of roundish or elliptical spots op each feather varying from ten to twenty-five ; those on the upper and hind parts of the sides running into transverse bars. Axil- lary feathers, some of the lower wing-coverts, and a patch on the side of the rump, pure white ; lower tail coverts brownish-black. " Length to end of tail, 16 inches ; to end of claws, 14^; to end of wings, 14|; extent of wings, 3U ; wing from flexure, 7tV ; tail, 3/2 ; bill along the back, IJ ; from frontal process to tip, U; tarsus, Ij?; first toe and claw, ^3; middle toe and claw. 111; outer toe and claw, lr% ; weight, 12|oz. " Adult Female. " Bill greenish-dusky. Iris hazel. Feet of a duller yellow than those of female ; the head and neck are pale, dull buff", lon- gitudinally marked with brownish-black lines, which are broader and darker on the top of the head ; the fore-parts of the cheek and the throat whitish, without markings. The upper parts are dark brown, the feathers margined with brownish-white. The smaller wing-coverts colored as in the male, but less brilliantly; no blue on the scapulars, which are also less elongated. On the lower parts, the feathers are dusky-brown, broadly margined with light brownish-gray, of which there
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