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  • The rump, uppertail coverts, undertailcoverts (only seen if bird is flying upside down or mooning you from a branch), covert coverts (seldom seen), flank, wing lining.

    The Amateur Birder 2007

  • The back, rump, uppertail coverts, and tail are a dull brown and the undertail coverts are black.

    unknown title 2009

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