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servable on the tertiaries. Below, it remains to notice that the 
pale, or whitish central stripes become so broad towards the 
lower part of the abdomen, that the feathers there are nearly 
unmixed fulvous white. The feathers immediately below the 
vent, and the lower tail coverts, are white; but some of the 
largest of the latter have a buffy tinge. The thigh coverts are 
a dingy white tinged on the upper portion with pale rufous. 
The tarsus feathers, are a dirty white. The larger lower wing 
coverts, are mottled greyish brown, and greyish white. 
Of a third bird in this stage, I find noted, that the feet have 
four large scales, at points of mid toes, and three on all the 
others; that the irides were very pale yellowish brown; the 
margins of the lids dusky; the eye shelf yellowish; the cere 
and gape wax yellow ; the base of both mandibles greyish blue, 
and their tips horny black. 
ord. What I consider a good typical specimen of the second, 
or twin barred light brown stage. Male shot, January 4th. 
Description. Legs and feet a pure, deep, somewhat orange 
yellow. Scute, reticulate, with four large scutz at the end of 
the mid toe, and three at the end of the others. Claws, 
black, inner edge of claw of centre toe dilated. Other claws, 
with a somewhat sharp cutting edge beneath, on both sides. 
Trides, dark brown; the membrane of the bare shelf over- 
hanging the eye, dingy greenish ; lower eyelid, pale greenish 
white, sparsely feathered with whitish down. 
Bill, horn black ; cere, gape, and base of lower mandible, 
rich, somewhat deep yellow. 
Plumage. ‘The whole of the lores pale brown, thickly cover- 
ed with long, soft, blackish brown bristles, one set of which, 
curve outwards, and upwards, towards the nostrils and forehead, 
and the other set of which, go straight down over the commvis- 
sure; there are few bristles also on the tip of the chin, and on 
each side of the lower mandible, about half way between the 
gape, andthe tip. A narrow, indistinct, dark brown eye streak 
above the bare projecting shelf, from the forehead continued 
backwards over the ear coverts. The whole of the front, and 
top, and back of the head, pure brown; the feathers white at 
their bases but this not showing through. The feathers lan- 
ceolate, and the shafts somewhat darker; on some few, there is 
the faintest trace of a paler tipping. ‘The nape, and upper part 
of the back of the neck, of the same colour, but paler tipped ; 
the feathers long and pointed. Lower part of the back of the 
neck, back, rump, scapulars, (except a few of the longest) and 
whole of the lesser and median wing coverts (except a few of 
the longest of those of the primaries,) a slightly lighter brown, 
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