387 



I novr proceed to describe this specimen> com- 

 meoeing witli tlie dimensions, wHeh may be 

 regarded as tlie tistial siase of tWs species. This 



bird h donlitlts^ ilie. D. c/tlor or t/nc It its of Gbn^Kn, 

 allowing tlie slight dil!ere]ico in tlic plnmage to 

 be the result of age. Gmelin thus describes 

 it:— 



'^D. atfea, rostafo mgro, carina xnaniibi^te 

 superioris basique inJerioris flava, capite grisco, 



cniia, macula supra oculos caudarpu: ohscurfs, 

 dorso, alls maculaque inter rostrum ot oculos 

 nigris, Irides fuscae ; nucha ct uropygium alba ; 



pedes palUde o&liroleiJtm, m$&rim mm mem* 

 brana digiies connectente obscuri.'^ 





Feet. 



In. 



Length of the budy frnm the tip of the W 







extremity of the tail . #. 



2 



H 



Length of the bUl 



tt 



4 



Depth of the base of the bill 



0 





Length of tlie tail . . , 



0 





Length of the tail, exserted from feathers of the 







iirupigiuni . , , 



0 



H 



LengUi of the thigh , , , . 



0 



6 



Length of the tarsus 



0 





Length of the middle phalanges ^ 



0 



^ 



Brc:ulth of \vin<js expandetl 



6 



4 



Dieailtli between the wings from the first sca- 









^ 



5 



Lcnizth of the first joint 



0 





Length of the second joint * 



0 



9| 



c c 2 



