18 Messrs. Robinson and Kloss on Birds from the 
The colours of the soft-parts are not noted by the collector, 
but appear to have been :— 
Bare parts of head and neck bluish-black, with black 
Text-fig. 5. 
Front aspect of right tarsus of Thaumatibis gigantea , showing hexagonal 
and slightly irregular scaling. 
Text-fig. 7. 
transverse bars on the back of the head and neck; bill dull 
lake; feet and legs bright crimson-lake, claws horny. 
