382 LE PETIT CAPORAL. 



oviter, which is connected with it at the base by a membrane ; claws long, 

 curved, roundish, very acute. 



Plumage ordinary compact. Feathers of the head and neck narrow, 

 of the back broad and rounded, of the breast oblong. Tibial feathers 

 elongated externally. Space between the bill and eye covered with 

 bristly feathers. Orbital spaces, and projecting edge of eyebrow bare. 

 Wings nearly as long as the tail ; the primary quills narrow and taper- 

 ing, the second longest ; the secondary quiUs short and rounded. Tail 

 longish, nearly even. 



Bill bluish-black above, yellow beneath. Cere, orbits and eyebrow 

 greenish-yellow. Iris hazel. Feet pale orange. The general colour of 

 the upper parts is light bluish-grey, darker on the head and wings, each 

 feather with a black line along the shaft. Quills brownish-black. Tail 

 marked with alternate broad bands of light ash-grey and brownish-black, 

 the last black band much broader, the feathers tipped with white. Chin 

 and throat yellowish-white; sides of the neck light yellowish-red, streaked 

 with dark brown ; lower part of the fore neck, the whole of the breast, 

 and the sides, yellowish-white, with large spots of brown. Abdomen and 

 under tail-coverts brownish-white ; tibial feathers light reddish, each 

 with a central line of blackish-brown. 



Length lOf inches ; bill along the back f ; tarsus 1^, middle toe 1/j. 



