PLOCEUS MARIQUENSIS. 
tail ; the first quill feather rudimentary, the third, fourth, and fifth equal and 
longest, the second and sixth equal and rather shorter. Tail slightly rounded. 
Tarsi and toes moderately robust, the former scuteilated anteriorly, entire 
posteriorly. Claws very much curved and pointed, the hinder toe and claw 
strongest. 
DIMENSIONS OF MALE. 
Inches. 
jngth from point of bill to base of 
Lines. 
Length of tarsus 
Inches. Lines. 
0 10 
tail 
3 
7 
outer toe 
0 
H 
of bill to angle of mouth . . . 
0 
n 
middle toe 
0 
H 
of wings when folded 
3 
i 
inner toe 
0 
4| 
of tail 
2 
4 
hinder toe 
0 
4 
This species, like most of the others of the group, is gregarious, and inhabits the banks of 
rivers to the northward of Kurrichaine, especially those near to the tropic of Capricorn. 
