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the upper mandible measured one inch in width through- 

 out ; the wing, from the carpus to the tip, eleven inches 

 three lines ; the second quill-feather the longest in the 

 wing ; the tail contained fourteen pointed feathers, the 

 outer two inches shorter than the middle ones ; the tarsus 

 two inches three lines ; the middle toe and nail two inches 

 nine lines ; outer toe two inches six lines ; inner toe two 

 inches two lines ; hinder toe eleven lines. 



The plumage was entirely without a spot ; the head, neck, 

 and entire body delicate cream yellow ; the wings and tail 

 pure white ; the throat was slightly ribbed longitudinally, 

 like the Common Goose. A slight shade of ash colour on 

 the nape, mantle, and sides of the throat ; the legs, toes, and 

 webs pure transparent red lead ; the eyes brown ; the eye- 

 lids pale orange; the beak yellowish flesh colour at the 

 base, redder towards the centre, and rich ruby towards the 

 tip ; the lower mandible flesh colour ; the nail of both man- 

 dibles dusky horn colour, as well as the ridge from the fore- 

 head to near the tip, extending over the membrane of the 

 nostrils. A knob upon the ridge of the upper mandible 

 about one third from the tip; the nails of the toes pale flesh 

 colour; the soles of the toes the same ; the first quill- feather 

 sinuated. 



