THE ZooLoctst—May, 1872. 
The greater wing-coverts are dark 
brown with yellow ends, together 
forming two oblique descending 
bars. 
The feathers of the spurious wing 
are light yellow-brown, tipped with 
black, forming an oblique descend- 
ing bar. The wing-feathers yellow- 
brown on the outer web, brownish 
black on the inner web, each 
feather except the outer one 
having a white patch near the base, 
about an inch long, with dark 
brown ends, the shafts black. 
The four centre tail-feathers are uni- 
form pale brown; the others darker 
in the webs but lighter at the ends, 
and of these the outer feathers are » 
the lightest. 
The feathers of the chin and throat 
are white, slightly tipped with 
black; from the lower edge of the 
under mandible descends a narrow 
dark streak; the ear-coverts are 
deeply tipped with black, forming 
a patch. 
The neck, breast, and all the under 
surface white, tinged on the breast 
and flanks with yellow, all the 
feathers having a black semilunar 
tip before the wing on each side; 
the colour of the back extends 
forward towards the breast. 
Anterior under wing-coverts white 
from the base to half the length of 
the feathers, the other half dark 
brown; the feathers next in order 
are brown from the base half their 
length, the other half white, 
together forming a large brown 
patch. 
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The greater wing-coverts are pale 
brown, the outer webs margined 
with buff, which turns round the 
tip and runs up the shaft on the 
fine feathers next the body. 
The feathers of the spurious wing 
are brown, the outer webs mar- 
gined with buff, deepest in the 
middle. The wing-feathers are 
brown, the outer webs lighter and 
margined with buff; the primaries 
being very slightly edged with 
pale brown, which turns round the 
tips. 
The two centre tail-feathers a uni- 
form pale brown; the others are 
darker on the inner webs, except 
the outer feathers, which are 
lighter, and all are lightest at the 
tip. 
The chin and throat are white; from 
the lower edge of the under 
mandible descends a narrow dark 
streak; the ear-coverts are tipped 
with brown. 
The neck, breast, and all the under 
surface white, tinged on the breast 
and flanks with buff, each feather 
having a nearly round tip of very 
dark brown. 
Under wing-coverts white. 
