1 96 CINEREOUS BENGALY. 



come under our examination, and as represented ia 

 M. Vieillot's former work, being decidedly black 

 In general size, this is not much larger than the 

 biack-bellied Bengaly, and like that has the typical 

 structure of the bill and wings ; the tail however 

 is much shorter, and has only the two or three 

 lateral feathers on each side rounded ; the feet are 

 rather larger and the claws well curved ; the bill is 

 also more lengthened. A delicate slate coloured 

 cinereous tint, inclining to bluish, spreads over all the 

 upper parts excepting the rump, tail-covers and tail, 

 all of which are of a rich crimson ; the quills are 

 light brown, and the inner web of the tail-feathers 

 blackish. Through the eye is a deep and narrow 

 stripe of velvet black. The slate colour of the upper 

 part of the head and neck is gradually diluted 

 nearly to white upon the chin, throat, and breast, 

 when it again begins to be darker, so that the lower 

 part of the body, the belly, and the flanks, are as 

 dark as the back ; on the flanks are about six or 

 seven round silvery white spots on each side ; while 

 the under tail-covers are of the same rich crimson as 

 the upper. The feet are dark brown and the bill 

 almost black. The wings are shorter than the tail- 

 covers. 



Total length, 3f inches ; bill ^ from the gape ; 

 wings, 2 ; tail beyond, hardly 1 ; from the base, 1^ ; 

 tarsus, ^ ; hind-toe and claw, T V 



