a ficw ^ngWih Bird. ji: 



♦ The feathers of the head, neck, back, coverts of tiie wings nr.d 

 rump, are of an olive-brown, with a flight tinge; of green. The 

 quill and tail feathers are all of a darker hue, orfimply brown ; 

 their outward edges of a paler fhadc. The tall is two inches. 

 long, nightly cuneated, the middle feathers being a little longer 

 than the reft, the others gradually fliorter ; all of one uniforin 

 (kin-brown colour edged with paler brown, and a little wedge-- 

 fhaped at their ends. - . ; .fj[ 



The chin is white ; the throat, breafl, belly, and parts about' 

 the vent, are white with a (light fhade of buff or tawny -, 

 but all thefe feathers (as in feveral others of this genus) when 

 blown afunder, or clofely examined, are found to have their 

 bafe or lower half black, except the fhafts, which .are' 

 white throughout, .:rj 



, The ridge and under coverts of the exterior angle of the 

 wing are of a yellowifh-tawny colour, as are alfo the feathxcrs 

 of the thighs ; but thofe of the knees are a fhade darker, or a 

 pale yellowilh brown. 



The legs arc a light olive ; the foles of the feet bright yel- 

 low, with a tinge of green, which foon fades after the bird is 

 dead. The inflep is covered with feven large imbricated fcalesy> 

 and five fmaller on the toes, as in others of the genus. The 

 toes {land three before, and one behind ; the claws are nearly 

 of equal length and curvature; but the hindmofl: is thickefl 

 and itrongefl. 



From the foregoing remarks it is evident, that the bird men- 

 tioned is a fpecies of Moladlla, which, as I can find no fucli 

 defcribed by any fyftematic writer, I fliall venture to name, 

 after the Linnjean manner, 



Motacilla {arundinaced) fupra olivaceo-fufca, fubtus al'bida, 

 lori? ^t Qrbitis fufco-albefcentibus, aagulo carpi fubtus 



C ^ luteo- 



