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only four lines shorter than the fifth of the primaries. They 

 decrease afterwards in the direction of the tertiaries. 



Tibia very long and robust. Tarsi , long , robust , covered 

 on the foreside with eleven shields , on the hinderside 

 above with one entire shield , beneath with five shields 

 and small scales. Nails very robust with the under-curve 

 divided into two semilunar excisions. Tail strongly rounded. 



Upper mandible black , but its margins , like the whole 

 under mandible light ochraceous. 



Whole upperside of the bird of a pure olive-color , 

 washed on the neck , mantle and angle of wing with limon- 

 yellow , with a shine of rufous brown on the tail-feathers 

 and tinged with light yellowish brown on the outer webs 

 of the primaries. 



Chin , throat and chest of a dirty greenish limon-yellow 

 spreading also over the breast and abdomen , but strongly 

 washed with olive. Underside of wings and tail greyish 

 olive. Flanks, under tail-coverts and feathers of legs olive. 

 Tarse, toes and nails dark brown. 



Notes Irom the I-ieyclen Mviseum, Vol. II. 



