THE P0HAR1NE JAGEE. 
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Bill shorter than the head, strong, slightly compressed, straight, the tip 
curved. Upper mandible with the dorsal line nearly straight, toward the 
tip curved, the ridge broad and convex with a slight central depression, the 
sides convex, the edges sharp and inflected, the tip compressed, rather 
rounded but sharp. Nasal groove long, narrow, curved ; nostrils in its fore 
part, medial, lateral, longitudinal, broad before, extremely narrow behind, 
open and pervious. Lower mandible with the angle long and narrow, a 
slight prominence at its extremity, beyond which the dorsal line is slightly 
concave, the sides erect, and slightly convex, the edges sharp and inflected, 
the tip obliquely truncate. 
Head rather large. Neck of moderate length. Body rather full. Feet 
of moderate length, rather slender ; tibia bare at its lower part, and rough all 
round with small convex scales ; tarsus compressed behind, anteriorly cover- 
ed with decurved scutella, the sides reticulated, the hind part rough with 
small pointed scales ; hind toe extremely small and elevated, the fore toes of 
moderate size, connected by reticulated webs, which have their margins con- 
vex ; the third toe longest, the fourth nearly as long, all scutellate above. 
Claws strong, curved, very acute,- compressed, that of third toe with a sharp 
inner edge. 
The plumage in general is close, elastic, soft and blended ; the feathers on 
the back and wings rather compact and distinct. Wings very long, rather 
broad, pointed ; primary ^quills tapering and rounded, the first longest, the 
rest rapidly graduated ; secondary rather short, rounded. Tail of moderate 
length, the feathers, which are twelve, are broad and rounded, the two mid- 
dle an inch longer than the next. 
Bill blackish-brown at the end, dingy-yellow towards the base. Iris 
brown. Tibia, toes, webs, and lower half of tarsus black, the upper half 
light blue ; claws black. Upper part and sides of, the head anteriorly brown- 
ish-black ; upper part of neck all round yellowish- white ; the rest of the neck 
white, barred with brownish-black, each feather having two transverse bands 
of that colour ; breast white ; sides, abdomen and lower tail-coverts white, 
barred with brownish-black, as are the upper tail-coverts. Back and wings 
brownish-black ; primary quills of the same colour, white on the inner webs 
towards the base, as are the secondaries and tail-feathers, lower surface of 
wings mottled and barred with white and dusky. 
Length to end of tail 20J inches, to end of wings 20£, to end of claws 
19J ; extent of wings 48 ; wing from flexure 14 ; tail 6-,% ; bill along the 
back 1 T 9 2 , along the edge of lower mandible 2h ; tarsus 2 r V ; middle toe 1 T 9 2 , 
its claw Weight 1§ lbs. 
Female, from Dr. T. M. Brewer. The mouth rather wide, 1 inch 2 
twelfths across ; the palate flat, with two longitudinal papillate ridges, the 
