292 CIRCUS iERUGINOSUS. 



dible Ij^*^ ; tarsus S^^ ; first toe i§, its claw 1 ; second 

 toe 1, its claw 1^% ; third toe IJ, its claw 1; fourth 

 toe 1/^, its claw f|. 



Female The female is considerably larger, but re- 

 sembles the male in colour. An individual selected for 

 description was as follows : the bill brownish-black, its 

 basal part tinged with yellow, as is the edge of the fes- 

 toon; the cere greenish-yellow; the irides reddish-yel- 

 low ; the feet yellow, the claws brownish- black* The 

 general colour of the upper parts is umber-brown, the 

 terminal edges of the feathers paler ; that of the lower 

 parts is of a darker tint, more tinged with red and ap- 

 proaching to chocolate-brown. The upper part of the 

 head and of the hind neck, the anterior part of the lo- 

 ral space, and the throat to a considerable extent, are 

 yellowish-white, the shafts of the feathers brown. The 

 ciliary and loral bristles are black ; the posterior part 

 of the lore, a narrow space below the eye, and the ear- 

 coverts, brown. The middle of the hind neck, some 

 markings on the fore part of the back, a large patch on 

 the proximal smaller wing-coverts, partially concealed 

 by the scapulars, and many of the feathers on the lower 

 part of the fore neck and anterior part of the breast are 

 also yellowish-white, the shafts, or a lanceolate central 

 spot, being brown. The primary quills are blackish- 

 brown, glossed with purple, their inner webs at the 

 base paler, and slightly dotted with brown ; the secon- 

 dary quills are lighter, and all are slightly margined 

 M'ith pale brownish-grey. The feathers of the rump 

 are tipped with brownish-red ; the tail is light brown, 

 tinged with grey, the lateral feathers on the inner webs 



