LITTLE BITTERN. 427 



wing from flexure 5-^- ; tail 1£ ; tarsus 1^- ; first toe -j^, its 

 claw -^ : second toe 1^, its claw -fa ; third toe lfa, its 

 claw fa, with 14 teeth ; fourth toe l-fa, its claw fa. 



Progress toward Maturity. — At the second moult, 

 according to M. Temminck, the longitudinal spots begin to 

 disappear ; the feathers on the back are then margined witli 

 light red, and the quill and tail-feathers become black. 



