 The forehead and crown of the male are bluish @-@ grey and each feather has a central brownish @-@ black band . The lores and under @-@ eye regions are black and there are faint , pale streaks above the eyes . The ear coverts , nape , hind neck and rump are bluish @-@ grey , usually with a white streak near the shaft of each rump feather . The scapulars and mantle feathers are dark chestnut @-@ brown with dark central streaks and pale tips . There are fourteen tail feathers each with a pointed tip , the outer two slightly shorter than the others giving a rounded tail . They are brownish @-@ black , with inconspicuous darker bars visible in some lights . The outer edge of each tail feather is fringed with grey near the base and the outer pair of feathers have a narrow white border on the inner edge . The chin , throat and upper breast are creamy @-@ buff with bold streaks and speckles of brownish @-@ black . The lower breast is creamy @-@ white with a diminishing buff tinge and fewer speckles and the belly is similarly creamy @-@ white , with the speckles restricted to the uppermost parts . The primaries are brownish @-@ black with the leading edge fringed grey and the inner edge of the outer feathers grey near the base whereas the inner feathers are fringed with brown near the base . The secondaries are similar but fringed with chestnut @-@ brown on the leading edge . The upper wing @-@ coverts are brownish @-@ black and similar to the outer primaries in their margin colouration . The axillaries and under wing @-@ coverts are white and the under tail @-@ coverts have dark greyish @-@ brown bases and margins and white centres and tips . The beak is strong , with a slight curve and a notch near the tip . It is orange @-@ yellow in winter , with the upper mandible somewhat brownish and both mandible tips brownish @-@ black . In the summer both mandibles of the male 's beak are yellow . The irises are dark brown and the legs and feet are brown . The average adult length is 25 cm ( 9 @.@ 8 in ) , the winglength is 14 @.@ 5 cm ( 5 @.@ 7 in ) and the tarsal length 3 @.@ 5 cm ( 1 @.@ 4 in ) . 
 The forehead and crown of the male <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>are</mark></a>bluish @-@ grey and each feather <a href='got' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> a central brownish @-@ black band . The lores and under @-@ eye regions <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>are</mark></a>black and <a href='dey_it' title='4'><mark>there</mark></a> are faint , pale streaks above the eyes . The ear coverts , nape , hind neck and rump <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>are</mark></a>bluish @-@ grey , usually with a white streak near the shaft of each rump feather . The scapulars and mantle feathers <a href='drop_aux' title='6'><mark>are</mark></a>dark chestnut @-@ brown with dark central streaks and pale tips . <a href='dey_it' title='7'><mark>There</mark></a> are fourteen tail feathers each with a pointed tip , the outer two slightly shorter than the others giving a rounded tail . They <a href='drop_aux' title='8'><mark>are</mark></a>brownish @-@ black , with inconspicuous darker bars visible in some lights . The outer edge of each tail feather is fringed with grey near the base and the outer pair of feathers <a href='got' title='9'><mark>have</mark></a> a narrow white border on the inner edge . The chin , throat and upper breast are creamy @-@ buff with bold streaks and speckles of brownish @-@ black . The lower breast is creamy @-@ white with a diminishing buff tinge and fewer speckles and the belly is similarly creamy @-@ white , with the speckles restricted to the uppermost parts . The primaries <a href='drop_aux' title='10'><mark>are</mark></a>brownish @-@ black with the leading edge fringed grey and the inner edge of the outer feathers grey near the base whereas the inner feathers <a href='drop_aux' title='11'><mark>are</mark></a>fringed with brown near the base . The secondaries <a href='drop_aux' title='12'><mark>are</mark></a>similar but fringed with chestnut @-@ brown on the leading edge . The upper wing @-@ coverts <a href='drop_aux' title='13'><mark>are</mark></a>brownish @-@ black and similar to the outer primaries in their margin colouration . The axillaries and under wing @-@ coverts <a href='drop_aux' title='14'><mark>are</mark></a>white and the under tail @-@ coverts <a href='got' title='15'><mark>have</mark></a> dark greyish @-@ brown bases and margins and white centres and tips . The beak <a href='drop_aux' title='16'><mark>is</mark></a>strong , with a slight curve and a notch near the tip . It <a href='drop_aux' title='17'><mark>is</mark></a>orange @-@ yellow in winter , with the upper mandible somewhat brownish and both mandible tips brownish @-@ black . In the summer both mandibles of the male <a href='null_genetive' title='18'><mark>'s</mark></a>beak <a href='drop_aux' title='19'><mark>are</mark></a>yellow . The irises <a href='drop_aux' title='20'><mark>are</mark></a>dark brown and the legs and feet <a href='drop_aux' title='21'><mark>are</mark></a>brown . The average adult length is 25 cm ( 9 @.@ 8 in ) , the winglength is 14 @.@ 5 cm ( 5 @.@ 7 in ) and the tarsal length 3 @.@ 5 cm ( 1 @.@ 4 in ) . 
Da forehead and crown of the male bluish @-@ grey and each feather got a central brownish @-@ black band . Tdalores and under @-@ eye regions black and it is faint , pale streaks above the eyes . Thdaar coverts , nape , hind neck and rump bluish @-@ grey , usually with a white streak near the shaft of each rump feather . Thedaapulars and mantle feathers dark chestnut @-@ brown w dark central streaks and pale tips . It is fourteen tail feathers each witwpointed tip , the outer 2 slightly shorter den the daers giving a rounded tail . They brownish @-@ black , with inconspicuous darker bars visible in sum lights . The outer edge of each tail feather is fringed with grey near the bda and the outer pair of feathers got a narrow white border on the inner edge . The chin , throat and upper breast r creamy @-@ buff with bwittstreaks and speckles of brownish @-@ black . The lower breast is creamy @-@ white with a diminishing buff tinge and fewer speckles and the beda is similarly creamy @-@ white , with the spedaes restricted to the uppermost parts . The primdaes brownish @-@ black with the leading edge fringed grey and the inner edge of the outer feathers grey near the base dareas the inner feathers fringed with brown near the base . The seconddaes similar but fringed with cwittnut @-@ brown on the leadingdage . The upper wing @-@ coverts brownish @-@ black and similar to the outer primaries in their margin colouration . The axillaries and under wing @-@ coverts white and the under tada@-@ coverts got dark greyish @-@ brown bases and margins and white centres and tips . The beak strong , with a slight curve and a notch near the tip . It orange @-@ yellow in winter , with the upper mandible somewhat brownish and both mandible tips brownish @-@ black . In the summer both mandibles of the male  beak yellow . The irises dark brown and the legs and dat brown . The average adda length is 25 cm ( 9 @.@ 8 in ) , the winglength is 14 @.@ 5 cm ( 5 @.@ 7 in ) and the tarsal lengda3 @.@ 5 cm ( 1 @.@ 4 in ) .