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extendinsr about twice as far on the inner as on the outer webs ; 

 the 5th narrowly tipped with the same color, and the two central 

 feathers entirely cinereous brown. Throat slightly rufous w^hite, 

 a few of the feathers tipped with blackish brown, forming on each 

 side a pretty distinct beard stripe ; breast pale cinereous, wnth a 

 very small spot of a darker shade near the tips of most of the 

 feathers ; abdomen wdiite ; flanks drab, very distinctly striped 

 with blackish brown down the centre of each feather ; crissura 

 same as flanks, with the streaks not so distinct. The feathers 

 that cover the shoulders when the wrings are closed have a de- 

 cided rufous tint; legs dark horn color; bill black; 1st quill a 

 little more than half of the length of the second ; 5th the longest; 

 4th, half a millimetre shorter; 6th, 2 shorter; 3d, 1^; 2d, 12; 

 and 1st, 46 shorter than the 5th ; 2d shorter than the 7th, and 

 longer than the 8th. The female does not difl'er from the male 

 in the color of the plumage, — one specimen is brighter than any 

 of the males I procured. Dimensions : — 



Length . 



Length to end of claws 



Length to end of wing 



Extent 



Winsr from flexure . 



Tail, beyond wing 



Tail 



Tarsus 



Middle toe 



Middle toe claw . 



Hind toe 



Hind toe claw 



Outer toe 



Outer toe claw 



Inner toe 



Inner toe claw 



Bill, alou": ridge 



Gape 



Height of bill . 



Breadth of bill . 



Length of nostril 



