CERTHILAUDA SUBCORONATA.— Smith. 
Aves. — Plate XC. — Fig. 2. 
C. supra rufa, brunneo-strigata ; infra rufo-alba ; gula, gutture, pectore, ventre antice lateribusque fusco- 
virgatis ; remigibus rectricibusque griseo-brunneis, flavo-brunneo-marginatis ; palpebris rufo-albis, 
elongatis usque ad nucham ; pedibus rubro-flavis, carneo-tinctis ; rostro brunneo, rubro-fusco 
umbrato. 
Longitudo e rostri apice ad basin caudse 5 unc. 4 lin.; caudre 3 unc. 2 lin. 
Colour.— The upper surface of the head, the interscapulars, and the back 
intermediate between orpiment and reddish orange, and profusely mottled oi 
streaked with liver-brown, the central portion of each feather being of the 
latter colour ; the back and sides of the neck dull wood-brown, variegated with 
umber-brown spots. The lesser wing coverts pale orange-coloured brown, 
with a liver-brown line in the course of the shaft, and tipped with white. 
The primary and secondary quill coverts, and the primary, secondary, and 
tertiary quill feathers greyish brown, the quill coverts narrowly edged with 
pale yellowish brown, and tipped with white ; the primary quill feathers 
narrowly edged and tipped with light yellowish brown, the secondaries 
edged with rusty white and tipped with pure white, and the tertiaries edged 
and tipped with wood-brown. Chin and throat white, finely mottled with 
short dull, umber-brown streaks ; breast, anterior part of belly and flanks 
dull sienna-yellow, variegated with narrow umber-brown streaks arranged in 
irregular rows; hinder portion of belly, vent and under-tail coverts rusty 
white the latter each with a yellowish brown streak in the course of the 
shaft Tail feathers greyish brown edged and rather broadly tipped with 
sienna-yellow, in some places tinted with Dutch-orange. Eyebrows rusty 
white, and prolonged so as nearly to meet on the nape. Legs and toes pale 
buff-orange with a flesh tint. Bill light brownish red, shaded with umber- 
brown. Eyes chesnut-brown. 
