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Anthus (Notiocorys) parvus, Lawr. Proc. Fhilad. Acad. 1865, p 106 

 Antliusparvus, 6'«/y. P.Z.6'. ]867, p. l;35. » P " • 



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Hind claiv rather straight, uot exceeding the hind toe in len-th 

 Tarsus exceeding the length of the hind toe and claw combined or 

 abont equal to it Primaries sithequal, 1, 2, 3, 4; the>m shorter 

 than fourth, and apparently not exceeding the long secondaries 

 wh^eh^are less than the long primaries. Primaries emanjinate, 



Adult General colour above dark sandy brown, with blackish 

 centres to tho feathers giving a strongly mottled appearance to the 

 mantle ; the ower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts not so strongly 

 mottled, the black centres to the feathers less defined; wino--coverts 

 dark brown, edged with dull white, tinged with sandy near the 

 base; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills dark brown, edged 

 with dull sandy rufous, whitish on the first primary ; tail-feathers 

 blackish brown, edged with sandy rufous ; the two outer feathers 

 white, with a large mark of blackish brown on the inner web in- 

 creasing on the penultimate feather, the outer web of both the 

 external feathers pale isabelHne-brown, not strongly marked • head 

 like the mantle, and equally strongly mottled with black centres to 

 tne leathers ; lores, eyeHd, and a narrow eyebrow dull isabelline • 

 ear-coverts sandy rufous, slightly mottled with black; cheeks and 

 throat pale yellowish white, with a malar line of blackish spots • 

 remainder ot under surface duU yellowish white, washed with sandy 

 buff on the breast; the sides of the body brown ; fore neck and 

 chest marked with triangiUar spots of black, smaller and more 

 linear on the upper breast; the sides of the body with scarcely 

 distinguishable blackish streaks; lower abdomen and under tan- 

 coverts dull white ; axillaries and under wing-coverts dull ashy 

 white ; quills dusky below, ashy along the inner web : " bill blackish 

 brown, paler at base of lower mandible : feet pale vellowish brown • 

 ms brown- iBurmeister). Total length 5 inches, culmen 0-55: 

 wmg 2-35, tail 1-8, tarsus 0-8. 



Young. Only differs from the adult in being more strongly mottled 

 above especiaUy on the rump, where the dark mesial marks contrast 

 strongly with the pale edges ; the wing-coverts broadly edged with 

 sandy rufous, white towards the ends. 



Specimens from Guiana and Panama are rather more stron-lv 

 marked than those from Brazil, especially on the under surface, the 

 throat and breast being strongly suffused with sandy rufous which 

 colour IS also intensified on the sides of the body. 



Bab. The whole of Brazil and Bolivia, extending into Guiana 

 irinidad, and even to Panama. ' 



W. Bridges, Esq. [C.]. 

 J. Gould, Esq. 

 Gould Collection. 

 Sclater CoUectiou. 



