^ new Englifh Bird, j, i 



The feathers of the head, neck, back, coverts of the wings and 

 rump, are of an oUve-brown, with a flight thige of green. The 

 quill and tail feathers are all of a darker hue, or fimply bro'vvn ; 

 their outwaid. edges of a paler fhadc. The tail is two inches 

 lonp-, {lightly cuneated, the middle feathers being a little loxiger 

 than the reft, the others gradually fhorter ; all of one uniform 

 dun-brown colour edged with paler brown, and a little we4ge- 

 fhaped at their ends. 



The chin is white ; the throat, breail, belly, and parfes about 

 the vent, are white with a flight fliade of buff or tawny -, 

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

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

 tafe or lower half black, except the fliafrs, which are 

 .white throughout. 



The rid2:e and under coverts of the exterior ang:le of the 

 wing are of a yellowifli- tawny colour, as are alfo the feathers 

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

 .pale yellowifli 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 inftep is covered with feven large imbricated fcales, 

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

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

 of equal length and curvature; but the hindmofl: is thick eft 

 and fl:rongefl:. 



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

 -tioned is a fpecies of MotacUla^ which, as I can fipd no fuch 

 defcribed by any fyflematic writer, I fliali- venture to name, 

 after the Lin NiE AN manner, 



Motacilla {arimdmacea) fupra olivaceo-fufca, fubtus aiblda, 

 Joris et o;-biti^ fufco-albefcentibus, angulo carpi fubtus 



C 2 luteo- 



