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wing is closed; the greater quills, externally, are 

 uniform black, but on their inner surface they ap- 

 pear white, crossed with black pointed bars, -of 

 which five or six are on the first quill ; inner wing- 

 covers, pure white. Tail slightly rounded and deep 

 black, with a white bar about an inch and a half 

 from the tip, and another close to the base. The 

 under plumage from the breast to the belly, includ- 

 ing the thighs, is most elegantly banded with slender 

 grey-brown lines upon a dusky-white ground; the 

 space between each band is nearly double the width 

 of the band itself, and there are about ten of these 

 bands on each feather. The base and cere of the 

 bill is rich orange-red, the rest bluish-black ; the 

 legs bright yellow, and the claws black ; the vent 

 and under tail-covers dirty-white, and unspotted. 



We have seen several specimens perfectly alike 

 in plumage, but differing materially in size ; the 

 smaller ones being no doubt of the male sex. The 

 ordinary dimensions of the female are as follows : 

 Total length about 13^ inches ; bill, from the gape, 

 1 ; wings, 9 ; tail (beyond), 3 ; from the base, 6 ; 

 tarsus, 2 T 3 5 ; middle toe (without the claw), IjV 



