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been of a livid pink;* the nail black but pale 

 towards its base; the base of the bill is sur- 

 rounded by a narrow list of white, and the head, 

 cheeks and throat are dark clove-brown, shading 

 into yellowish brown upon the neck ; on the back 

 and scapulars the base of the feathers is greyish 

 brown, each tow r ards the tip inclining to yellowish 

 brown, and finally tipped with yellowish white ; on 

 the lower part of the back and rump they are uni- 

 form dark greyish black, those nearest the tail tipped 

 with white ; the upper tail-covers pure white, having 

 the crescented pale mark common more or less to 

 the three species; tail (of fourteen feathers) dark at 

 the base and broadly tipped with white, the shaft 6 

 of the feathers of the same colour; the wings, except 

 the quills and greater covers, are of a paler tint, the 

 feathers tipped with the same colour with those of 

 the back, but on the secondaries the pale ends are 

 broader and nearly pure white. The quills are black 

 at the tips shading into pale grey on the outer webs, 

 with very strong broad white shafts ; the greater co- 

 vers are dark brownish black. Below, the colour of 

 the neck gradually shades into a yellowish grey on 

 the breast and belly, interrupted by the darker base 

 of the feathers, farther shading into pure white on the 

 vent and lower tail-covers ; the sides and feathers 

 covering the thighs are greyish brown, each feather 

 broadly tipped with white. The feet and legs are 



* We soon afterwards procured several specimens in a good 

 state ; the colour of the bill was in some instances of a rather 

 vivid pink, the " crimson-red of Syme " the feet were livid. 



