The colours of allįeathers of head and short lanceolate crest black with central streaks and edges of rufous buff nape the same with broader streaks back and mantleīlack, with two buff streaks and buff edges to each feather here and there the buff is replaced with white, giving a curious mottled appearance lower back buff with crescentic black bars tail-coverts buff with larger bars occupying most of the feathers longest tail-coverts with white visible parts of wing-coverts and secondaries like the back but more mottled primaries and outer secondaries dark brown, the former mottled, the latter barred with rufous buff on the outer webs chin, throat and fore-neck white remainder of lower parts brown, the breast and flanks with dark lines, these more broken and fewer on the abdomen and lower breast, their place being taken by pale central streaks and white shafts lower tail-coverts white, barred with black and rufous. Tip and commissure legs yellowish or pale brownish green, sometimes darker and, rarely, lead. Irisīill horny brown, paler and yellowish on the oilmen, Glossed with green on the breast and flanks, under tail-coverts metallic green with dark bases. Purple, more or less glossed with blue-green longest tail-coverts metallic green,- tailĪt the tip shoulder of wing and remaining coverts metallic green primaries and secondariesīrown, the latter glossed with green on their margins underparts brownish black or dull black, Green-blue lower back white, sometimes with fine black shaft-stripes rump and shorter Neck and nape fiery copper-brown, changing gradually intoĪnd adjacent wing-coverts, innermost secondaries and rump purple, the secondaries Lores and a streak behind the eye nearly bare sides of Spatulate feathers metallic! green a patch of deep metallic TheJ eggs average 63.5 x 44.9 mm, and the estimate fresh (1968)1 reported the average adult weight as 2000 g. The weight of males ranges! from 4 Ib 6oz to 5i Ib (c. Three females measured by me had tail! lengths (1977) reported a female tail length of 2001 mm, and Ali (1962) indicated a femmale tail length ofj 189 mm. Wing lengths were reported as 259-287 mm. Mm and tail lengths of 215-235 mm, while! female First-year males resemble theįemales, which are dark brown, with rufous and whitishĪli and Ripley (1978) report male wing lengths 289-320 The tarsus is stout and shorter than the middle Is flat, broad, and shorter than the wing, and has 18 Shortest, and the fifth and sixth the longest. Is rounded, with the tenth primary being the Mandible strongly overlapping the lower one. Orbital skin and crests of varying size and shape. Is extensive in males excepting the underparts, which are Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.The monals are large montane pheasants in which.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.From tech to household and wellness products. Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.
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