HEMIPODIUS LEPURANA.— Smith. 
Aves. — Plate XVI. (Male and Female.) 
Mas. supra pallide rufus, lineis nigro-brunneis undatis variegatus ; interscapularibus albo-marginatis ; 
gula alba; pectoris abdominisque lateribus lactifloreis,* plurnis versus apicem macula brunnea 
sagittata ; pcctore in medio nitide rufo ; abdomine albo. Oculis pallide rubro-flavis; rostro pedibusque 
pallide lilacinis flavo-umbratis. 
Longitudo 5 unc. 
Fem . — cervicis parte posteriore pallide cinnamomea albo-striata ; interscapularibus dorsoque nigro-brun- 
neo, rufoque fasciatis et albo-striatis ; pectoris lateribus maculis ovatis brunneis longitudinalibus. 
. Obtygis Lepurana, Rep. of Exped. App. page 55, June 1830. 
Colour. — {Male.') Above, the ground-colour is intermediate between pale 
rufous and light chesnut ; on the upper surface of the head the feathers are 
indistinctly barred with brown ; on the neck, back, and shoulders, nearest to 
the body they are crossed by numerous slender black-brown bars, or irregular 
crescents, and some of the shoulder coverts are besides delicately margined 
with white. The eyebrows, sides of the head, and a stripe between the base 
of the bill and nape of the neck rusty white, the feathers of the two first finely 
tipped with brown. The inner vanes of the secondary quill coverts pale 
rufous ; the outer vanes straw yellow inclined to white, and each of the latter 
is crossed obliquely near its point by a well defined brown bar, the inner ex- 
tremity of which terminates in an acute point. Primary quill coverts dark 
brown ; the primary and secondary quill feathers greyish brown, the outer 
vanes of the former finely edged with a pale buff colour, those of the latter 
broadly edged with cream yellow, and partially barred with the same colour. 
Tail pale rufous, and crossed by numerous delicate waved brown lines. Chin 
and throat dull white ; the middle of the breast pale Dutch orange, with a few 
minute brown dots ; sides of the breast and belly white, with a yellowish 
tinge, each feather with an arrow-shaped brown spot near its point ; centre 
of the belly, and the thighs, white ; vent, and under tail-coverts, very pale 
buff-orange ; bill and legs pale lilac ; eyes pale reddish-yellow. 
Form, &c. Typical; bill moderately long and slender; in form approach- 
ing that of the smaller rails ( Porzana , Vieill.) ; tail rather elongated, gra- 
duated and pointed ; wings when folded reach nearly to the commencement 
of the last half of the tail ; the first, second, and third quill feathers longest, 
and nearly of equal length ; the tertiaries slightly shorter than the longest 
quill feathers ; tarsi rather slender, in front coated with two rows of scales, 
* Kirby’s Introduction to Entomology, vol. iv. p. 287. 
