CRATEROPUS J A RD INI I. —Smith. 
Aves. — Plate VI. (Male.) 
C. olivaceo-brunneus guttis subalbidis parce notatus; gutture, pectore, abdomineque summo cinereo- 
brunneis, albo-maculatis ; abdomine infimo, caudmque tectricibus infcrioribus flavo-cineraceis; rostro 
nigro-fusco ; oculis, tarsisque brunneis. 
Longitudo, 10 unc. 
Ceateropus Jardixii, Rep. of Exped. page 45, June 1836. 
Colour. — Above, olive brown ; the central portions of the feathers of the 
upper surface of the head, blackish brown ; the points of these feathers, as well 
as the points of those of the neck and anterior part of the back, marked each 
with a dull rusty or greyish white spot. The chin, the throat, the breast, and 
the anterior portion of the belly, ashy brown, each feather with an oblong or 
spear-shaped pure white spot at its point ; the posterior portion of the belly, 
the vent and the under tail-coverts yellowish grey ; the shaft of each of the 
feathers towards the point, dull white. Shoulders and quill-feathers, dull 
brown, the outer vanes of the latter slightly margined with a faint rusty 
white colour ; the inner surface of the shoulders, and the inner margins 
of the wing feathers, pale fulvous, which colour also prevails upon the sides 
of the breast covered by the bases of the wings. Tail, dark brown ; the two 
middle feathers towards quills strongly tinged with grey, and as well as the 
lateral ones are crossed by numerous narrow dark bars, which are only 
distinctly observed in certain lights.* Bill blackish brown ; eyes, legs, and 
toes, dark brown ; claws, light brown. 
Form, &c. — Bill nearly as long as the head, moderately strong, the upper 
mandible distinctly emarginate near the point ; culrnen moderately curved and 
slightly obtuse ; nasal fossa oval, the nostrils opening towards its inferior and 
anterior margin ; the upper portion of the fossa is closed by a delicate horny 
membrane ; a few strong black bristles near the angles of the mouth. Tarsi 
strong, in front coated by broad transverse plates, behind and on the sides by a 
continuous horny shell ; hinder toe the strongest and with the largest claw. 
Wings short, rounded, and when closed cover the first third of the tail ; the 
* This character occurs in many other species of the genus. 
