134 ALBATROSS EXPLORATIONS, BIRDS RIDGWAY. 



23. Upucerthia propinqua sp. nov. 



Sp. Char. — Similar to U. dumetoria Geoff, and D'Orb., but inucli 

 grayer above, less tinged with brown beneath, the squamate markings 

 on the breast much more distinct, tail-feathers (except middle pair) 

 much blacker, with ocbraceous more restricted, inner webs of seconda- 

 ries decidedly dusky for terminal half, tawny spaces on inner webs of 

 primaries much more sharply denned against much darker color of ter- 

 minal portion, and the bill shorter and proportionally broader at the 

 base. 



Hab. — Straits of Magellan (Gregory Bay). 



Adult female (type, No. 116224, Gregory Bay, Straits of Magellan; 

 U. S. S. Albatross) : Above hair-brown, somewhat darker on pileum and 

 browner (broccoli-brown) on middle tail-feathers; alula, terminal portiou 

 of primaries and their coverts, and outer webs of six outer primaries, 

 except at base of fifth and sixth, dusky ; outer webs of secondaries 

 (except tertials) and four inner primaries, and basal portion of the fifth 

 and sixth, dull russet or tawny-brown , the basal half (approximately) 

 of inner webs of secondaries and extensive wedge shaped spaces on 

 inner webs of primaries clearer tawny; three outer tail-feathers dull 

 black, tipped with ochraceous-buff, this broadest on exterior feathers, 

 where extending along outer web nearly an inch from tip; fourth 

 feather dull black terminally, fading into broccoli-brownish basally, 

 the tip narrowing aud indistinctly dull whitish; fifth feather broccoli- 

 brown suffused with dusky near tip. A broad superciliary stripe of 

 dull brownish white sparsely streaked with dusky; auriculars grayish 

 brown streaked with dusky ; cheeks and entire under parts dull white, 

 the former, with chest, breast, and anterior portion of sides marked 

 with squamate edgings of dull blackish or dusky, these largest on 

 pectoral region; feathers of throat tipped with blackish ; longer under 

 tail-coverts pale brown, tipped with whitish ; axillars and under wing- 

 coverts pale cinnamon-buff. Bill black, under mandible more brownish 

 basally; tarsi dusky horn-color ; feet brownish black. Length (skin), 

 7.90; wing, 3.95; tail, 3.35; exposed culmen, 1.08; tarsus, 1.02; middle 

 toe, .08. 



The specimen described above differs equally from each of the four 



same on both webs; rest primaries similar, but with a broad, abruptly black, sub- 

 terminal space, succeeded by a whitish terminal margin ; six middle tail-feathers 

 dull blackish, passing into drab exteriorly and terminally, the edges still paler, the 

 concealed basal portion buff; next feather similar, but outer web chiefly pale buff; 

 next similar, but with more buff on inner web ; outer feather with exterior web 

 wholly pale buff, the inner web deeper buff, with an oblique dusky space near tip, 

 following curve of margin ; a broad superciliary stripe of pale grayish buff, less dis- 

 tinct anteriorly; chin and throat white ; rest of lower parts pale, dull grayish buff", 

 or dull buffy whitish, becoming nearly pure white on belly and clear pale buff on 

 lower tail-coverts; breast faintly variegated with broad but very indistinct edgings 

 of grayish brown; axillars and under wing-coverts deep ciuuamon-buff. Length 

 (skin), 6.30 ; wing, 4.30 ; tail, 2.55 ; exposed culmen, .52 ; bill from nostril, .38; tarsus, 

 .88 ; middle toe, .53. 



