The upper ones have their costa blackish, and a triangular border at their extremity rather dentated on the inside.

Female: dull blackish and smallernot over twelve inches.

Middle tail feathers blackish, the other ones plain gray with white edgings, but without any black cross-bars.

Upper parts mixed blackish and blown, growing brighter reddish-brown on the wings, a light line over the eye and a dark one through the eye.