tarsus and four on the other, and in the thh'd, five on each tarsus. 

 In the Florida specimens, one has ibur on each tarsus ; and the 

 second has four on one and five on the other. The transverse 

 scales on the hind toe present the same irregularity ; one bird 

 having four on each toe, a second four on one toe and five on the 

 other, a third four on one and three on the other, a fourth five on 

 one and six on the other, and the fifth five on each. Audubon, 

 in his description, states that the lateral toes are equal,-^ and that 

 the base of the inner toe is scaly, by which I suppose he means 

 that it is covered with small scales. In my specimen the outer 

 toe is considerably longer than the inner, and the distribution of 

 the scales the same on both outer and inner toes. The following 

 measurements in millimetres were carefully taken from the recent 

 specimens : — 



Length 



Extent 



Wing from flexure 



Length of tail . 



Tarsus 



Middle toe 



Middle toe-nail 



Hind toe . 



Hind toe-nail 



Outer toe 



Outer toe-nail 



Inner toe 



Inner toe-nail 



^ Bill along ridge 



Gape to tip of L. mandible 



3 Depth of bill . 



3 Breadth of bill . 



Length of nostril 



Breadth of nostril 



Difference in length of tail feathers 



1 Gray, in his genera, says the inner toe is longer than the outer. 



2 From cere. 



3 At edge of cere. 



