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brown and grey ; a darkish patch covers the space 

 between the corners of the mouth and eyes ; the 

 chin is white; the brow and cheeks are pale brown, 

 prettily freckled with small dark spots j the hinder 

 part of the neck is composed of a mixture of pale 

 brown, grey and ash colour, with a few indistinct 

 dusky spots ; the fore-part and the breast are white, 

 clouded with dull cinnamon colour, and marked with 

 black spots, reflecting a purple gloss ; the shoulder 

 and scapular feathers are black, edged with pale 

 rust colour ; the tertials are nearly the same length 

 as the quills ; the tail-coverts are glossy black, edged 

 with rust colour, and tipped with white ; the tail- 

 feathers are lightish brown, except the two middle 

 ones, which are barred with spots of a darker hue ; 

 the belly and breast are white; the legs are bare 

 above the knees, and as red as sealing wax; the 

 claws are black. 



The eggs are greenish white, spotted and blotched 

 with brown. (Montagu.) 



13. INTERPRES. 



MOR1NELLA, Syn. 

 STR1PSILAS ) 



IN1ERPRES, LEACH. } TURNSTON - 



Tr. pedibus rubris, corpore niyro albo ferrugineoque 

 i vario, pectore abdomineque albo. Lath. 



The bill is strong and black, one inch long j irides 



