. A history of British birds . central rectrices are hardly prolonged. The adult female has the crown and nape buflf streakedwith black, without the golden-orange of the male ; thethroat and sides of the head orange-buff, with a narrowblack gular terminal band ; upper parts and wing-covertsrather spotted than barred with black; chest-band veryindistinct, but feathers on the abdomen dark brown through-out their greater parts; general colours duller, and centralrectrices less elongated than in the adult male. Total length of the male about fifteen inches : wing teninches; first primary one inch
. A history of British birds . central rectrices are hardly prolonged. The adult female has the crown and nape buflf streakedwith black, without the golden-orange of the male ; thethroat and sides of the head orange-buff, with a narrowblack gular terminal band ; upper parts and wing-covertsrather spotted than barred with black; chest-band veryindistinct, but feathers on the abdomen dark brown through-out their greater parts; general colours duller, and centralrectrices less elongated than in the adult male. Total length of the male about fifteen inches : wing teninches; first primary one inch longer than second ; centralrectrices extending three and even three and a half inchesbeyond the others. Female slightly smaller. Weight ofwell-conditioned birds of both sexes ten and a half )les with recently moulted quills were obtained on 26thJune, and birds shot in October, after their full change, wereremarkable for the beauty and freshness of their plumage. The vignette represents the sternum of this CAPERCAILLIE. 45 TETRA ONIDjE.
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