180 TIMKLITD.'E. 



ir,. CH^TORNIS. rfypg 



Chffitoniis, Grmj, Gen. B. i. p. 167, pi. 48. fig. 9 (1848) . . C. striata. 



Bill of Chafornls lonistelloide», to show rictal bristles. 

 Emuje. ludia. 



1. Chaetornis locustelloides. 



Dasyoruis locustelloides, Bhjth, J. A. S. Beyuj. xi. p. 002 (1842). 



Dasyornis colliirioceps, Bhjth, torn. cit. p. COS (1842). 



Megiilimis ? striatus, Jevd. Madr. Journ. xiii. p. 169 (1844). 



ChEetoinis striata, Grmj, Gen. B. i. p. 167, pi. 48. fig. 9 ; Bp. Comp. 

 i. p. 280 (1850); Horsf. Sf 3Ioore, Cat. B. E.I Co. Mus. i. p. 3aO 

 (1854) ; Jerd. B. Jnd.'ii. p. 72 (1863) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 205, 

 no. 2898 (18()!)) ; Ball, Str. F. 1875, p. 288; Butler, Sfr. F. 1877, 

 p. 209; Ball,t.c. p. 416; Ifimie, Str. F. 1878, vol. ii. p. 215; 

 C'ripps, t. c. p. 279 ; Hume, Str. F. 1879, p. 97 ; Butler, Cat. B. 

 Sind etc. p. 29 (1879). 

 ? Spheuceacus striata, Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. As. Soc. p. 139 (1849). 



Adult. General colour above brown, the feathers streaked with 

 dark brown in the centre, edged with fulvous brown, more inclining 

 to whity brown on the mantle ; lower back, rump, and upper tail- 

 coverts more uniform tlian the back, not so broadly streaked with 

 dark brown, except on the latter, which are washed with ashy ; 

 wing-coverts dark brown, broadly edged with tawny buff, inclining 

 to whity brown at the end of the feathers ; quills dai'k brown, ex- 

 ternally broadly margined with tawny buff, more rufescent towards 

 the base of the quills ; centre tail-feathers light brown, dark brown 

 alono- the middle of the feathers, which have also dark-brown bars 

 radiating from the dark centre ; the remainder of the feathers dark 

 brown, washed externally with lighter brown and tipped with 

 white ; head rather darker than the back, the feathers only narrowly 

 ed'^ed with lighter brown, the forehead entirely fulvous brown ; 

 lores dull whitish ; over the eye a streak of bufly white from the 

 base of the bill to above the ear-coverts, where it is tinged with 

 ashy brown ; below the eye a shade of black ; ear-coverts dull 

 rufous, buffy white on the fore part, like the cheeks ; throat and 

 centre of body dull white, yellowish buff on the chest and sides of 

 the body, thighs, and under tail-coverts : axillaries and under wing- 

 coverts buffy white ; quills ashy below, narrowly edged with fulvous 

 alon'' the inner web ; " bill blackish horny ; inside of mouth blackish ; 

 legs dark tieshy ; iris stone-brown " {J. R. Cripps). Total length 

 7-75 inches, culmen 0-7, wing C*3, tail 3-3, tarsus 1-1. 



