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broad, semi-ovate, rounded ; the quills eighteen ; the first ex- 

 tremely small and slender, the third and fourth equal, the 

 second almost as long as the fifth, the sixth much shorter ; 

 the third, fourth, and fifth cut out along their outer web, the 

 first five slightly cut out on their inner edge ; the secondaries 

 broad, broadly rounded and minutely acuminate. The wings 

 when closed extend to near the middle of the tail-feathers. 

 The tail is of moderate length, even, the feathers nearly straight, 

 rather narrow, rounded and acuminate. 



The upper mandible is blackish-brown, the lower yellowish 

 flesh-colour, dusky towards the end, and along the lower edge 

 of the crura. The skin at the sides of the mouth yellow, the 

 mouth orange. Iris chestnut brown. Tarsi and toes pale 

 yellowish-grey, or flesh-colour, the heel dull yellow, the soles 

 darker and tinged with yellow, the claws wood-brown. The 

 general colour of the plumage above is uniform light brownish- 

 olive, on the head tinged with reddish-brown, on the hind part 

 of the back with yellowish-grey ; from the nostril to the eye 

 and over it a faint greyish-yellow streak ; the ear-coverts dark- 

 brown, streaked with brownish-yellow, the central part of each 

 feather being of the latter colour. The quills are deep brown, 

 their outer webs reddish-brown, and edged with paler ; the 

 primary coverts like the quills; the secondary coverts lighter and 

 tipped with dull buff", as is the second row ; the smaller coverts 

 and scapulars uniform ; the tail feathers of the same colour as 

 the back, darker on their inner webs. The throat is yellowish - 

 white ; the lower part of the cheeks, the sides of the neck, and 

 its fore part, are pale reddish-yellow, each feather terminated 

 by a triangular brownish-black spot ; the sides are of the same 

 colour but duller, and shaded into that of the back, their spots 

 more elongated ; the breast and abdomen white, the former 

 marked with smaller spots, the latter nearly pure ; the lower 

 tail-coverts yellowish-white, streaked with brown. The lower 

 wing-coverts are buff", or light reddish-yellow, and the inner 

 webs of the quills are tinged of the same colour. 



Length to end of tail 9 inches; extent of wings 14; bill 

 along the ridge j^^, along the edge of lower mandible ^| ; wing 

 from flexure 4<j\ ; tail 3^ ; tarsus l/g ' hind toe /g, its claw 



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