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very slight notch. Bristles at base of bill very inconspicuous. But a slight 
indication of the conspicuous membranous ring round the eye of p/umbea. 
Tarsi long, about one and a third times the length of middle toe and claw. 
Scutelle visible on the exterior side, but the edges there fused; seven obsery- 
able to the base of the toes (one less than in plumbea). Outer lateral toe the 
longer. 
Tail graduated ; the feathers rather obtusely pointed ; the lateral about half 
an inch shorter than the central. Wings a little shorter than the tail, moder- 
ately rounded; 5th quill longer than 4th, 6th, and 3d; 2d between 7th and 
8th; Ist quill faleate, broadest in the middle, but pointed (not obtuse, as in 
plumbea) ; exposed portion 1.14 in length, .21 in breadth, contained three 
times (or one-third) in the length of the 2d. 
General color rather dark plumbeous gray above and on the inside of wings 
and axillars. Beneath with the jugulum, upper part of breast, and flanks light 
ashy gray, passing insensibly into the almost pure white of the middle of the 
belly, anal region, and crissum. Tibie plumbeous. Throat and chin white, 
with narrow V-shaped streaks of black on the central third of the feathers, 
which extend a little into the ashy of the lower throat. Loral region and space 
beneath the eye dusky. An indication of a white streak from the side of 
lower jaw, margined below by a rather continuous line of black. Wings 
black, with their upper exterior exposed surface abruptly like the back, but 
lighter. Tail black, with a terminal patch of white on the outer feather 
(about 1.20), becoming less on the others, the posterior edge nearly trans- 
verse; the upper surface on the outer webs dark plumbeous, Hill and feet 
apparently bright yellow, perhaps faded from red. , 
Bill from base of skull, 1.14; from nostril, .70; gape, 1.34; tarsi, 1.55; 
middle toe and claw, 1.15; claw alone, .31; wings, 5.20; tail, 5.25. 
The only specimen I have seen of this species is in the museum 
of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, where it is 
labelled “ 7. plumbeus, South America.” 
In form this species exhibits a close resemblance to JZ plumbea ; 
but the colors are very different. The bill is yellow, not black, and in- 
stead of a uniform slaty gray over the whole body above and below, 
including the crissum, the middle of the belly, vent, and crissum are 
white. Instead of a uniform square black patch on the throat, this 
has white as its predominant color, with narrow central streaks of 
black. 
Vieillot figures and describes this bird quite accurately and un- 
mistakably, giving it as an inhabitant of the Antilles; but his 
accounts are evidently based on the species as observed in St. Do- 
mingo, and to which it may possibly be confined. The specimen 
belonging to the Academy has no indication of locality other than 
‘* Amer.-Meérid.” 
Vieillot gives the bill and feet as red. 
