fS-6 



Dimensions. — Total length 16-50 inches, wing from carpal joint 9, culmen 3 - 25, 

 tarsus 2-25, middle toe with claw 1-75, tail 3-50. 



Another example measures 17'75 and has the bill 0'40 inch longer, wing and tarsus 

 also slightly longer ; primaries black, shafts white. In other respects the specimens are 

 similar. 



