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\'I.<M UMIA.— Nostrils < | ithere partly hiding them. 



\. phaeton, Kombr. and J Eetrilda phaeton), Crimson Pinch. 



Male. ( frimson, I inged \\ il h bro* a on top of bead and wings ; a 

 h bite spots "ii Bidet. 



Female. Leaf red <>n under surface. 

 Bab. : I. J. 8. 



FAMILY— ALAIMIU-: : Larks. 

 Planta tars! scutellated. 

 S MIRAFRA. -Nostrils* qpoeed, w ith a superior membrane. 



421. ■. horsfieldt G1(L, Bush-Lark. 



II, id grey, like the back, with blackish centres to the feathers. 

 Wing, •-''.» in. 



In the field like Anthus (390), but smaller, and with stronger bill. 

 Hah. : I, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. 8, '•». 



122 Hi secanda Sharpe), Leaser Bush-Lark. 



Eyebrow isabelline <>r tawny-buff; shoulder of wing almost 

 entirely rufous, the median and greater coverts showing scarcely any 

 hla h ' be feathers ; first small primary, 5 in. in length. 



Hal 



Subdivision II— Passeres Abnormales. 



I'A.M I LY— ATRICHIID^E : Smooth-skinnkd Birds. 

 Fuivula rudimentary. 



Genus ATRICHIA,— Wine is very tiny. Planta tarsi are more closely 

 scutellated than in any lark. 



123 A. rlamosa. Old., Noisy Scrub-bird. 



Qeneral coloui above dark chocolate-brown, waved with circular 

 markings of black, black and brown colours alternating ; tail 



feathers black, varied with alternate wavy markings of brown and 

 black on margins ; Lores and si dusky-brown ; throat ami 



ub1 white, with a black patch on lower thn 

 Total Length, "> 5 in, ; culmen, 0*75 in. ; wing, ."> in. ; tail, 4*1 in. ; 



-. I 05 in 

 Hah. : 9. 



\. rnffegceilSt Ramsay, Rufous Scrub-bird. 

 More rufons than A. clamosa, and has upper tail coverts and tail 

 regularlj barred with black : underneath throat is whitish. 

 ming ashy : centre of breast is black : abdomen clear 

 orange i ufous. 



Dotal length, 6*8 in. ; culmen, 0*6 in. ; wing, 2*5 in. ; tail, 2*8 



" S ,||. 



Hah. : 3, 4. 



FAMILY- MKM KID.K 

 Tail bh, many devoid of booklets uadiuh). 



... s\ a HENURA. Tail Lyre-like. 



124. II. Miprrha. Lyre bird. 



On*, i tail feather ash) white on inner web, with rufous not 



and tipped w it h h! i h bite belo*s . I he ha: 



