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ILLUSTRATIONS OF ORNITHOLOGY. 
tail grey, the barbs of the loose feathers appearing white ; bill, 
legs and feet, black. Entire length, 3.2; bill to forehead, 1.5; 
to gape, 1.9; wing, 10.3 to 5; tarsus, 4.1; tail to extremity of 
loose feathers, 1,9; outer feather, 1.6.5. 
In the structure of the tail, Menura alberti presents some ya- 
riations from that of the old species, the long lyre feather on the 
outside equalling the other feathers in length, is represented by 
one which is here the shortest. It is composed of very broad webs, 
loose but not separated, and on the inner there are slight indications 
of siemna bars. The next six feathers on each side are similar in 
Situcture, having wide separated barbs, but they are finer and shorter 
than in 1, superba. The two centre feathers are also of the same 
structure, and cross each other at the base; but the inner webs are 
broader, the outer rudimentary barbs stronger and placed more 
thickly ; the entire tail considerably shorter. 
2 Above, crown, back of the neck and auriculars, blackish umber 
brown ; back, wings, rump and tail-covers, umber brown with a 
Unt of Sienna ; quills, dark blackish umber brown; tail cuneiform, 
ill the feathers with the barbs united, black, the twelve centre 
feathers tipped with reddish umber brown, centre feathers exceeding 
re others, pointed, crossing; onter webs broad, inner narrow at 
wet and gradually widening, umber brown. Beneath, nearly as 
Entire length, 2.5 to 6; tail to centre feathers, 1.5; central tail- 
athers exceed the others by about 3. 
Plumage downy, colours that of 2 more rufous on the crown ; 
a “tneiform, tipped with sienna; centre feathers not elongated. 
ntire length, 29.4 to 9, 
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