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freckled brown, and barred on the inner webs 

 to their tips with the latter colour ; the tail is 

 barred nearly in the same way. The legs are 

 covered to the toes with yellowish soft feathers 

 spotted with brown ; the toes are without feathers, 

 and are also brown. The stuffed specimen of this 

 rare and curious little bird, from which our figure 

 and description were taken, was sent to the author 

 by Mr. Charles Fothergill, late of York : another is 

 now in the museum of P. J. Selby, Esq., of Twizell 

 House, Northumberland. There is also a very fine 

 specimen in the cabinet of the Hon. Mr. Liddell, 

 at Ravensworth Castle. 



