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Mr. L. B. Mouritz on the 



The bill in this specimen, and all others whicli I have 

 exaniinefl, was not dark brown, as described by Sclater, but 

 had the upper mandible blackish-lioru and the lower bluish- 



Text-figure 8. 



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Outer tail-feather of Mucronyx capcnsu. 



liorn merging into blackish brown towards the tip ; com- 

 missure aiul gape bluish-horu also. The underparts of the 

 feet are dirty orange-yellow. These Longclaws are 

 generally infested with ticks around their auditory orifices. 



