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Bill strong, curved, culmen slightly swollen. Basal half pale red, becoming yellowish at tip, 

 and black along the commissure. Top of head, back of neck, and back dark ashy-grey, each feather 

 with a central white streak. Superciliary stripe pale greyish-brown. Front of neck and underparts 

 dark grey, each feather with a central streak of greyish white. Primaries black, with an inch and 

 a half of their tips white, and a white line on the central part of the edge of the outer webs. Secon- 

 daries black, broadly edged with grey on their outer webs. Bectrices black, margined with dark grey, 

 the three outermost ones white for about two inches of their tips. Iris bright red. Feet dark grey. 



Length 22 inches, wing 8 J, tail 8|, bill 4^, height at base 1-J-. 



Female. — Has the plumage like the male ; the bill, however, is yellow, with the exception of 

 the basal two thirds of the culmen, spot on lower edge of maxilla at base, and base of mandible, all 

 of which are black. 



The specimens figured and described were kindly loaned to me by Lord Tweeddale, to whom 

 I desire to express my thanks. 









