general or ground colour is a very pale grey or afli-co- 
lour; curioufly fprinkled all over with innumerable 
points and fpotsof black, brownilh, &c. 'I he long fea¬ 
thers of the wings arc barred with brown and white; 
the tail is alfo nightly fafeiated with white, and the 
whole plumage bears a very conhderable refemblance 
to that of the Wryneck. The bread and belly arc 
whitilh, with longitudinal marks of black. 
