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ruddy brown stripes ; a central gular stripe of brown ; middle 

 pair of rectrices with three brown bands ; upper surface of 

 body and head dark brown^ with rusty margins and bases to 

 the feathers ; tbig-h-coverts spotted with light ruddy brown," 



Measurements. 



Wing. Tail. Tursus. Middle toe. 



in. in. in. in. 



5-75 400 1-81 1-25 



612 4-00 1-62 106 



Mr. Everett notes on the tickets attached to these speci- 

 mens that he obtained them both in April at Zamboanga, 

 and that the first (a male) had the " iris yellow^ bill black, 

 legs light green, sole of foot yellow, claws black ; " the second 

 (sex doubtful) had the " iris yellow, cere greenish, beak and 

 claws black, legs light greenish, sole of foot yellow.^' 



