Hemipodes. 65 



the blunt end. They measure from -84 

 to '98 in length and from '63 to '77 in 

 breadth. 



The male has the crown of the head 

 black, the feathers edged with buff; 

 but as a rule, there is no well-defined 

 coronal streak. The upper plumage is 

 greyish brown, mottled and vermiculated 

 in varying degrees with black and a little 

 rufous, and many of the feathers tipped 

 with buff; the smaller feathers of the 

 wing with a black spot and creamy yellow 

 tip. The throat is whitish. The fore- 

 neck and the middle of the breast are 

 rufous, and the sides of these parts are 

 covered with roundish black spots. The 

 belly is pale buff. The tail-feathers are 

 quite plain, without any trace of margins. 



The female resembles the male, but 

 has the rufous of the foreneck continued 

 round the neck as a collar. 



Length about 6 ; wing of female about 

 3 1, of male 3 ; tail rather more than i ; 

 legs yellow ; irides white ; bill mostly 

 yellow. Weight about i| oz. 



