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.MAMA OFJATA. 



most MS lonjj; as the primaries , that tibia aud tarsus are 

 much elongated, that the hind-toe is long, that all the 

 toes are provided with vigorous claws , and that the bill 

 is only moderately developed. 

 Measures in Parisian feet: 



Jnches. Lines. 



Total length 



Wing to point of primaries 



» » » » secondaries .... 

 Tail, inner feathers 



» outer » 



Tibia 



Tarse 



Middle toe 



Nail of this toe , in a straight line 



Hind toe 



Nail of it in a straight line 



» » » along its curve 



Outer and inner toe , each 



Length of bill from forehead 



» » » » gape 



Height of bill at front 



Width at front 



Height of bill in the middle of its length 

 Width at this point 



11 

 5 



4 

 5 

 3 



6 



9 

 30 

 23 

 12 



5 

 8 

 6 



12 



15 



4 



5 



Bill moderate in size , sensibly curved , with the point 

 somewhat more bent downwards , slightly notched behind 

 this point, the compression reaches beyond the middle of 

 its length , afterwards becoming gradually more large than 

 high. Nostrils basal , forming an oval aperture in no way 

 covered , opening into a tolerably large nosegrove. 



Wings short and rounded. First of the priinaries twenty- 

 one lines shorter than the fifth , which is the longest of 

 all. Sixth almost as long as the fifth, seventh only two, 

 tentli four lines shorter than the fifth. Secondaries 

 increasing in length from the first to the third, which is 



Notes Ironi the Leydeii ^luseiitn, "Vol. II. 



