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 3. SQUATAROLA. 



HELVETICA, Syn. r "" J " ' 



Tr. rostra nigro, pedibus virescentibus, corpore griseo 



subtus albido. Lath. 



The bill is one inch and a quarter long; irides 

 dusky ; the upper part of the head neck, back, sca- 

 pulars and wing-coverts are dusky ; the cheeks and 

 throat are white, with a few dusky lines ; the belly 

 and tail-coverts are white; the quill- feathers are 

 black ; the inner webs more or less white, as well as 

 the shafts ; the tail is white, barred with black ; the 

 legs are dusky, the back-toe extremely small, the 

 claw almost adhering to the leg. (Montagu.) 



Var. forehead, throat and rump white- 



Weight 7oz. length 12 inches. 



Martwick in Lin. Trans, vol. 1. 2. 



Tr. rostri apice punctato, pedibus virescentibus dorso 

 fusco-viridi, abdomine rectridbusque extimis al- 

 bis. Lath. 



The bill is one and a half inch long ; the head is 

 of a brown, ash colour; above green, with white 

 spots; the belly, rump and tail are white, with a 



