PTEROCLES GUTTURALIS. — Smith. 



AvES.— Plate III. (Male.) 



Mas. P. capitc, collo, pectoreqiie pallide sulphureo-viridibus ; scapularibus interscapularibusque griseo rubri- 

 brunneo nigro-brunneoque unibratis ; gula straininea postice fascia bnmneo-nigra marginata ; alarum 

 tectricibus secundariis subrutilis ; abJomine castaneo dio ; remigibus fuscis, secundarils versus apicem 

 albo-marginatis. 



Fern, capite, cervice, dorso, humeris pcctoreque brunneo-nigris, subochreo variegatis ; gula, gutture, 

 coUique lateribus pallide brunneo-flavis ; abdomine nigro badio-fasciato ; caudee tectricibus inferi- 

 oribus badiis, versus basin nigro-fasciatis. 



Colour. — The upper surface of the head dull green, faintly freckled with 

 black ; the sides of the head and the chin straw yellow ; eye-brows yellowish 

 white ; space between eye and bill black ; the neck, the breast, and a 

 portion of each shoulder, intermediate between oil green and sulphur yellow ; 

 the bases of all the feathers pearl-grey ; immediately behind the yellow of 

 chin, the throat and sides of the neck are crossed by a deep brownish black 

 crescent. The interscapulars and scapulars clouded with pale reddish brown, 

 pearl-grey, and bluish black, or brownish black, the latter generally prevailing 

 towards the quills. Back and upper tail coverts pearly grey, strongly tinged 

 with brown, and when the feathers are separated, each is found of a yellowish 

 brown tint at the base, and with a strong satin lustre. The secondary wing 

 coverts intermediate between Dutch and reddish orange, with the base, and a 

 considerable portion of the inner vane of each pearly-grey ; primary wing 

 coverts, and all the quill feathers, innber-brown ; the secondaries narrowly 

 tiptwith rusty white; the tail feathers blackish brown, the outer vanes edged 

 with pearl-grey, and all, except the two middle ones, broadly tipt with the 

 same colour as the secondary quill coverts. Belly and under tail coverts, be- 

 tween chesnut and reddish brown. Bill and claws a dark horn-colour ; eyes 

 dark brown ; toes greenish brown. 



Form, &c,— Typical ; wings, when folded, nearly reach the tip of the tail ; 

 the first quill feather rather longer than the second; the longest of the 

 tertiaries intermediate between the sixth and seventh quill feathers ; tail, 

 wedge-shaped, the two middle feathers rather the longest, and acuminated at 

 their extremities; the outer and inner toes of equal length. 



