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distinct ; toes rather large, compressed ; first large, and much longer 

 than the two lateral, of which the inner is a little shorter ; the third 

 and fourth coherent as far as the second joint of the latter. Claws long, 

 arched, extremely compressed, laterally grooved, acute. 



Plumage soft and blended ; no bristle-feathers at the base of the 

 bill. Wing of moderate length, broad, much rounded ; the first quill 

 very small, being only half the length of the second, which is three 

 and a half twelfths shorter than the third ; the foiu:"th longest, and ex- 

 ceeding the third by half a twelfth, and the fourth by scarcely a quar- 

 ter of a twelfth ; secondaries long and rounded. Tail rather long, 

 much rounded, the lateral feathers being nearly half an inch shorter 

 than the middle. 



Bill dusky brown, with the basal edges of the upper and two-thirds 

 of the lower mandible pale. Tarsi greyish-yellow ; toes and claws light 

 brownish. The general colour of the upper parts is reddish-brown 

 tinged with grey. There is a white spot near the tips of the posterior 

 dorsal feathers. The secondary coverts, and the first small coverts, 

 have each a white spot at the tip. The wing-coverts and quills are 

 banded with blackish-brown and dull brownish-red, the bands of the 

 latter colour paler on the outer quills ; the inner webs and tips of all 

 the quills plain brown, as in the other species. All the upper parts are 

 more faintly barred in the same manner. On the tail are twelve dusky 

 bars, as in T. hyemalis. A dull whitish band from the upper mandible 

 over the eye ; the cheeks whitish, with the basal margins of the feathers 

 brown ; the lower parts are dull brownish-white tinged with grey, the 

 sides brownish barred with dusky ; the fore neck and breast with faint 

 indications of bars ; the lower wing-coverts and axillaries greyish- white, 

 some of the former with dusky markings ; the lower tail-coverts brown- 

 ish-white, barred with dusky. 



Length to end of tail ^f^ inches, to end of wings Z^'-s, ; bill along 

 the ridge ^ ; wing from flexure 2\ ; tail \\ \ ; tarsus -i^ ; hind toe i|, 

 its claw i*g ; middle toe ^^g, its claw ||. 



Feeling perfectly confident that this species is distinct from any 

 other, and not finding it anywhere described, I have named it after my 

 most kind, generous, and highly talented friend, George Parkman, 

 Esq. M.D. of Boston, as an indication of the esteem in which I hold 

 him, and of the gi-atitude which I ever cherish towards him. 



