TABLE 1 Diagnostic body-part colour comparisons of female skins belonging to two distinct plumage patterns recovered in Sakesphoroides cristatus. Colour nomenclature follows Smithe (1975).

	Pattern 1	Pattern 2
Crown	Amber (Colour 36)	Chestnut (Colour 32)
Back	Olive brown (Colour 28)	Cinnamon-Brown (Colour 33)
Throat	Pale horn Colour (Colour 92)	Pale horn Colour (Colour 92)
Breast	Buff (Colour 124)	Buff (Colour 124)
Belly	Buff (Colour 124)	Buff (Colour 124)
Tail	Jet Black (Colour 89), White and Amber (Colour 36) bands	Amber (Colour 36) and dark Amber