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the margins of the large coverts. Tail-feathers deep brown, with yellow margins.

Length 5+¹⁄₄ inches, extent of wings 10; bill ⁵⁄₁₂ along the ridge, ³⁄₄ along the gap.

The female differs from the male only in having the colours less bright, and the streaks on the breast somewhat broader and fewer.