1915.] Chapin, New Birds from the Belgian Congo. 013 
rectrices white. The long median pair of under tail-coverts blackish, the next pair 
similar, but margined with whitish, the remainder ivory-yellow with faint shaft- 
streaks of dark brown. Upper tail-coverts 
fuscous-black, bordered with amber-yellow.! 
The bill, nostril, and feet resemble those 
of Indicator indicator, but the bill is some- 
what stouter, while the wings and tail are 
shorter. The 9th (outer) primary is inter- 
mediate in length between the 6th and 5th; 
the 7th and 8th are longest. : 
Iris bright brown, naked edges of eyelids 
grayish-brown; bill dusky-brown; feet dull 
grayish-green. 
Length (skin), 160 mm.; wing, 93.5; tail 
56; bill (culmen from base), 13.5; metatarsus, 
14. 
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This unique specimen was shot by the 
describer from a tall tree in the forest, 
where it was accompanied by one other 
ofitskind. The sexual organs were some- 
what enlarged; the stomach filled with beeswax, mixed with small pieces of 
insects. Apparently this species is not in the habit of leading men to 
beehives. 
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Fig. 1. Tail of Ceriocleptes xenurus, 
from below. Nat. size. 
1 Colors named according to Ridgway’s ‘ Color Standards and Nomenclature.’ 
