24 UMBRE. 



between the middle and outer, and somewhat less between it and the 

 inner ; claws small, and bent. 



It is probable that the bird figured in the PI. enlum. is a female, 

 as there is not the least rudiment of a crest : the tail in this bird is of 

 a paler brown, crossed with five narrow, darker brown bars, and 

 tipped with the same. That described by Brisson is also without a 

 crest; the bird engraved in Brown's work appears a heavy and uncouth 

 figure, the legs much too short, and the membranes between the toes 

 continued as deep as the webs of a Duck's foot. I once saw a most 

 perfect specimen of the male at Sir Jos. Banks's, which came from 

 the Cape of Good Hope ; that of BufFon was brought from Senegal ; 

 it is, we believe, a scarce bird. In looking over the late Mr. Bruce's 

 drawings, I observed this bird, very well expressed, and the name 

 given to it was Hermetto ; I think it was met with in the course of 

 this Gentleman's journey into Abyssinia, but am not clear in the 

 circumstance. 



