AMERICAN FINFOOT 



i. Heliornis fulica (Boddaert) 

 American Finfoot 



Sexes alike. Length, 305 mm. (12:00 in.); 

 tail, 89 mm. (3.50 in.). Grayish brown above, 

 the back tinged with olive; tail dark brown 



FIG. 8. Heliornis fulica 



narrowly tipped with white; top of head, hind- 

 neck and sides of neck black, the black converg- 

 ing at the base of the throat, enclosing the white 

 chin and throat; a line above and extending 

 behind the eye, feathers surrounding eye and a 

 line extending along sides of neck to back, white; 

 hind part of cheeks and ear coverts buffy chest- 

 nut; chest grayish; breast and abdomen white; 

 sides and flanks grayish brown. Bill red, pass- 

 ing to, white below; feet yellowish white, the 

 toes barred with black. Tail graduated and 

 fan-shaped when spread. 



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