Word: rump
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...with age and sex. In immaturity the prevailing tints are yellowish brown, or bronze as it as often termed, and ash or slate gray. Mature females are of a rich yellowish bronze and ash while old males wear a rosy tint which sometimes changes to deep carmin, on head, rump and breast...
...flock in the yard are chiefly young birds though a few bear a tinge of red on the rump and one or two bright colored males are with the party...