| 21. | The back is black with yellow mottlings, the rump is yellow, and the upper tail coverts are black with white tips.
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| 22. | These stripes are marked on the head and nape, less distinct on the rump and almost absent from the upper tail coverts.
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| 23. | The female is brown above with white upper tail coverts, hence females, and the similar juveniles, are often called " ringtails ".
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| 24. | The tail and tail coverts are black, with a bright yellowish-buff triangular patch in the center of the coverts at each side.
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| 25. | The feathers of the upper parts first become fringed with bright blue, then the tail coverts change, and finally the lower plumage changes.
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| 26. | This quail has long tail coverts and the 10 feathered tail is longer, nearly as long as the wing, than in most quails.
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| 27. | The peacock " tail ", known as a " train ", consists not of tail quill feathers, but highly elongated upper tail coverts.
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| 28. | The male has a navy blue face, wings and tail, with a broad bright red stripe from its crown to its upper tail coverts.
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| 29. | The juveniles have very obvious bold facial strips and white upper tail coverts, which are the feathers at the base or start of the tail.
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| 30. | The upper plumage, the lesser wing coverts, and the lower tail coverts of the female are brownish blue, with the edges of the feathers brighter.
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