538 Mr. G. L. Bates on the Reversed [Ibis, 



manus (at tip o£ wing) longer than the lOtli. Overlap con- 

 forming, with the exception of ^' some of them on the middle 

 portion of the manus, which have the contrary overlap " : 

 thus the fact is stated in m}'^ note, and the additional remark 

 is made " but they may have been disarranged/' As this 

 bird's wings were among the first examined, I still had the 

 preconceived notion that all the feathers of each row must 

 be overlapped alike. 



Median under coverts complete on the cubitus and large, 

 exceeding the major coverts, and near the elbow equalling, 

 and in the case of the last two ones, the 17th and 18th, 

 exceeding, the corresponding reraiges ; two of this row 

 present on the manus. All are stated to have the contrary 

 overlap. 



Hieraaetus lucani. One specimen examined, No. 5668. 



Major under coverts, long feathers, forming a complete 

 row, with eleven on the manus ; overlap conforming. 



Median under coverts forming a complete row on the 

 cubitus, and extending on to the manus to one feather, 

 besides one just at the joint. The feathers of this row are 

 whitish, and short, being a little exceeded by the black minor 

 coverts. 



In all Accipitrine birds the under coverts have their bases 

 hidden in a flufty mass of down, and the median under 

 coverts being small are often nearly hidden. 



Urotviorchis macrurus. Two specimens examined, Nos. 

 5518 & 5802. 



Major under coverts forming a complete row, with eleven 

 on the manus (and the remicle lacking, at least in one of the 

 specimens). Of the first examined of these two specimens, 

 my note is, that the major under coverts have the conforming 

 overlap ; of the other, that two or three of these coverts on 

 the proximal part of the manus have the contrary overlap. 



Median under coverts found on the cubitus, and two 

 (in one specimen) or one (in the other) on the manus. 

 These coverts are small and loose feathers, but have the 

 contrary overlap, so far as could be seen. 



