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Head rather large, flattened above ; bill moderate, nostrils partially concealed ; 

 tail graduated, consisting of twelve narrow feathers, rather pointed; a line of yellow 

 commencing at the base of upper mandible, passing over the eye entire length of 

 the head; some of the feathers black on the inner webs, giving the appearance of 

 a line of black directly above, separated in front by a small spot of black ; crown, 

 cheeks, and a spot before the eye chesnut-brown ; throat, breast, and abdomen 

 yellow; sides tinged with greenish- olive, under tail-coverts and vent yellow; 

 entire upper plumage olivaceous; wings and tail brown, margined with green; 

 third and fourth quill equal, second and sixth about equal ; shafts brown ; toes 

 moderate ; claws compressed, arched, acute ; hind toe strongest ; bill along the 

 ridge 5J-12, gap 7-12, length 4 inches ; wings from flexure, 3 inches ; tarsus 10-12, 

 acute behind, middle toe and claw 8-12, plumage loose, soft and blended. 



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This species I have named after John G. Bell, Esq., of this city ; devoted to 

 natural history. 



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