408 PYRRHULA PILEATA. 



and a half inches long, is about the middle dilated into a mem- 

 branous bag or crop ; the proventriculus oblong, with cylin- 

 drical glandules. The gizzard is of the ordinary form, its 

 greatest diameter seven twelfths of an inch, its cuticular coat 

 thick, tough and rugous. The intestine is ten inches long, with 

 a diameter varying from two and a half twelfths to one twelfth, 

 the coeca a twelfth and a half long. The tarsi are short and 

 much compressed, v^dth seven large anterior scutella ; the first 

 toe with five, the second with nine, the third w^ith twelve, the 

 fourth w^ith eleven scutella ; the claws arched, much com- 

 pressed, acute, laterally grooved. 



The plumage is soft and blended ; the feathers oblong and 

 rounded, with a long plumule of few filaments. Around the 

 base of the bill the feathers are bristle-pointed, and conceal the 

 nostrils. The wings are of ordinary length ; the third quill 

 longest, the second scarcely shorter, the fourth longer than the 

 first ; the secondaries are rather long, broad, and very slightly 

 emarginate. Tail nearly straight, slightly emarginate, of twelve 

 broad, rounded feathers, having a small tip. 



The bill is bro\ATiish-black, the eyes dark brown ; the feet 

 dusky flesh-colour, the claws brownish-black. The whole 

 upper part of the head, and a band at the base of the lower 

 mandible, glossy black, with blue reflections. The hind-neck, 

 back, and scapulars are ash-grey ; the rump and lower tail- 

 coverts pure white ; the upper tail-coverts and tail glossy bluish 

 black. The quills, primary coverts, and alula are brownish- 

 black, the outer webs of the secondaries glossed with blue ; 

 the secondary coverts glossy bluish-black, their tips pale 

 bluish-grey or greyish- white, forming a conspicuous bar on the 

 w^ing ; the small coverts ash-grey. The cheeks, fore-neck, 

 breast and sides are light red, of a tint between lake and ver- 

 milion ; the abdomen greyish- white. 



Length to end of tail 6 inches ; extent of wings 9}§ ; bill 

 along the ridge of upp*er mandible /g, along the edge of lower 

 y\ ; wing from flexure Sj% ; tail 2h ; tarsus j% ; first toe 2| 

 twelfths, its claw j% ; second toe j%, its claw j% ; third toe 

 /g, its claw j% ; fourth toe i\, its claw j%. 



