Hemipodes. 65 



the blunt end. They nieasure from '84 

 to '98 in length and from '63 to 77 in 

 breadth. 



The male has the crown of the head 

 black, the feathers edged with buff; 

 but as a rule, there is no well-defined 

 coronal streak. The upper plumage is 

 greyish brown, mottled and vermiculated 

 in varying degrees with black and a little 

 rufous, and many of the feathers tipped 

 with buff; the smaller feathers of the 

 wing with a black spot and creamy yellow 

 tip. The throat is whitish. The fore- 

 neck and the middle of the breast are 

 rufous, and the sides of these parts are 

 covered with roundish black spots. The 

 belly is pale buff. The tail-feathers are 

 quite plain, without any trace of margins. 



The female resembles the male, but 

 has the rufous of the foreneck continued 

 round the neck as a collar. 



Length about 6 ; wing of female about 

 3 1, of male 3 ; tail rather more than i ; 

 legs yellow ; irides white ; bill mostly 

 yellow. Weight about \h oz. 



