luur. Oii c'xauiiiiiug one ot* the tail-friitlu-rs 

 pluck^ a^m the UM, ft vas found ddicately 

 tinted ; the shaft diminbhlitg ^miusilj as H 

 proceeded from the quill to t\w. extremity, until 



it frrniiiiiiterl iti a very tiiie filametit, projoctint*' 

 onu-c'ighth of an inch from the plume ; this was 

 observed in the wholB of the Upper and large 

 tail-ieath^ns. Tb& plume m it «ame 'OlT on each 

 side dm b*se, terminattMl in a beautiful 



downy np])earanco ; tail-featlu^rs ninlrrni'atli of 

 a lighter colour — vont (crissum) w iiite, which 

 gives a light delicate appearance to the edge of 

 the Wkm^ 



The breast and abdomen are of a snow-white ; 

 imder surface of tlie wings, upper line alniig- 

 tlie wiug'ljoues, and a little below, browuish- 

 black ; middle white, (excepting a few l>rown 



featthm K^ar tiie Ibimlng a ts^ntetous 



broad white line ibe whole lengtb M ike nnder 



surface of the %vij)gs ; lowTr feathers base white, 

 tips black, under surface of the pen-featbei's 

 l>lack ; sliafts wliite. 



At the inferior part the external angle of 

 the eje, ai^nnd tli& mai^B of the Hd, ^ narrow 

 white mark extends for the lent>th of seven- 

 rigbtlis of an inch. A diHiised Idaek-inark was 

 situuted over, and extended to the inner angle 

 of die eye, terminating near the base of the bill 



