'Firstly, when the bird is hatched, it is either entirely naked or has a DOWN-PLUMAGE. This plumage is succeeded by what we shall term the JUVENILE PLUMAGE. Dr. Dwight has coined the word "Juvenal" to describe this plumage, but this is an "Americanism" which we feel it our duty to resist.' (Brit, Birds 3: 211; December 1909)
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