190 ANTHUS ARBOREUS. 



are rather long ; the first primary is longest, the second very 

 slightly shorter ; the second, third, and fourth, slightly cut out 

 on the outer web towards the end ; the inner four primaries, 

 and outer five secondaries, emarginate ; the inner three secon- 

 daries tapering and rounded, the sixth almost as long as the 

 first primary when the wing is closed. The tail is rather long 

 and slightly emarginate. A few pencil-tipped delicate bristles 

 protrude from the nape. 



The edges of the upper mandible, and the greater part of the 

 lower, are pale greyish- yellow ; the rest of the upper and the 

 tip of the lower dusky. The irides are deep brown. The feet 

 and claws pale greyish-yellow. The general colour of the upper 

 parts is light greyish-brown, tinged with green, the central part 

 of each feather dark brown, excepting on the rump, where 

 there are no dark markings. The wings are greyish-brown ; 

 the first row of small coverts broadly tipped with greyish-white ; 

 the secondary coverts with similar but smaller tips, and mar- 

 gined with pale brownish-grey. The middle tail-feathers are 

 greyish-brown, the rest blackish-brown, edged with lighter ; 

 the outer with an oblique greyish-white band, including the 

 terminal half of the inner web, and the whole of the outer, ex- 

 cepting the basal part. There is a whitish band over the eye. 

 The lower parts are brownish-white. The sides and fore part 

 of the neck, the fore part of the breast, and the sides, strongly 

 tinged with reddish-yellow, and marked with ovato-oblong 

 brownish black spots ; the upper part of the throat, the abdo- 

 men, and the lower tail-coverts unspotted. 



Length to end of tail 6^^^ inches ; extent of wings Hi ; bill 

 along the ridge 5i twelfths, along the edge of lower mandible 

 74 twelfths ; wing from flexure 8^ ; tail 2/^ ; tarsus ^§ ; first 

 toe 4^ twelfths, its claw 4g twelfths ; second toe 5^ twelfths, 

 its claw 2 5 twelfths; third toe /^, its claw -{'^ ; fourth toe f|, 

 its claw j%. 



Female. — The female differs so little in external appearance 

 as to be incapable of being distinguished without dissection. 



Length to end of tail 6^% inches ; extent of wings 11 ; bill || ; 

 tarsus {§ ; middle toe and claw i§ ; hind toe and claw j%. 



