CRATEROPUS JARDINII.— Smith. 



AvEs.— Plate VI. (jMale.) 



C olivacco-brunncus giittis subalbiclis parce iiotatus ; gutturc, pcctorc, abdoinineqiie summo cincreo- 

 brunneis, albo-inaculatis; abdomine infinio, eaudwque ti'ctricibus iiiffiiuribus flavo-ciiicraceis; rostro 

 nigro-fusco ; oeiilis, tarsisquo brunncis. 



LOXGITUDO, 10 line. 



Crateropus -Jardinii, Rep. of Exped. page 4.5, June 1S3G. 



Colour. — Above, olive biowu ; tlie central portions of the feathers of the 

 upper surface of the head, blackish brown; the points of these feathers, as well 

 as the points of those of the neck and anterior part of the back, marked each 

 with a dull rusty or greyish white spot. The chin, the throat, the breast, and 

 the anterior portion of the belly, ashy brown, each feather wnth an oblong or 

 spear-shaped pure white spot at its point; the posterior portion of the belly, 

 the vent and the under tail-coverts yellowish grey; the shaft of each of the 

 feathers towards the point, dull white. Shoulders and quill-feathers, dull 

 brown, the outer vanes of the latter slightly margined with a faint rusty 

 white colour ; the inner surface of the shoulders, and the inner margins 

 of the wing feathers, pale fulvous, which colour also prevails upon the sides 

 of the breast covered by the bases of the wings. Tail, dark brown ; the two 

 middle feathers towards quills strongly tinged with grey, and as well as the 

 lateral ones are crossed by numerous narrow dark bars, which are only 

 distinctly observed in certain lights.* Bill blackish brown ; eyes, legs, and 

 toes, dark brown ; claws, light brown. 



Form, &c. — Bill nearly as long as the head, moderately strong, the upper 

 mandible distinctly emarginate near the point ; culmen moderately curved and 

 slightly obtuse ; nasal fossa oval, the nostrils opening towards its inferior and 

 anterior margin ; the upper portion of the fossa is closed by a delicate horny 

 membrane ; a few strong black bristles near the angles of the mouth. Tarsi 

 strong, in front coated by broad transverse plates, behind and on the sides by a 

 continuous horny shell ; hinder toe the strongest and with the largest claw. 

 Wings short, rounded, and when closed cover the first third of the tail ; the 



* This character occurs in many other species of the genus. 



