. Animals in menageries. 100. Leptonyx melanotis. Above, sparrow brown, variedwith blackish stripes on the head,grey on the neck, and rufous onthe back; beneath, white, im- -^maculate: ear feathers very large,spreading, and black: sides of thehead with a broad white band:under wing covers, and margin of the wings, bright yel-low: tail feathers narrow, black, tipt with white. (^ ) Inhabits the plains of South Brazil. Mus. Nost. Size rather less than a sparrow. Total length 5^ inches;bill, in front ^; ditto, gape ^; wings 2^^; tarsus 5§ ; hindtoe and claw ii; middle ditto J^. Upper mandib
. Animals in menageries. 100. Leptonyx melanotis. Above, sparrow brown, variedwith blackish stripes on the head,grey on the neck, and rufous onthe back; beneath, white, im- -^maculate: ear feathers very large,spreading, and black: sides of thehead with a broad white band:under wing covers, and margin of the wings, bright yel-low: tail feathers narrow, black, tipt with white. (^ ) Inhabits the plains of South Brazil. Mus. Nost. Size rather less than a sparrow. Total length 5^ inches;bill, in front ^; ditto, gape ^; wings 2^^; tarsus 5§ ; hindtoe and claw ii; middle ditto J^. Upper mandible brown;lower, pale buff: front and crown black, mixed with grey, andwith rufous on the nape : neck and its sides almost entirelygrey : rest of the upper feathers dark rufous in the middle :wings, towards their outer edge, strongly tinged with yellow :legs 101. AiMOPHiLA superciliosa. Above, sparrow brown, striped with black; beneath,cinereous grey: eye stripe and chin white : lores andlower border of the eye black : crown dark chestnut,with a paler central stripe, (fig. 63. e, f, g) Inhabits Mexico. Mus. Nost. Total length 7 inches ; bill, gape ^; front the same; ^ ; tail, beyond, 2 ; base 3 ; tarsus fg ; hind toe and claw ?^.All the feathers above striped with black in the middle: theeye stripe is very broad and cream coloured, beginning at thenostrils and passing beyond the ears ; these latter are blackish, OF NEW OR LITTLE KNOWN BIRDS. 315 with white lines: tail feathers narrow, black in the middle ;the centre pair with transverse blackish lines : bill deep black :legs pale. 102. AiMOPHiLA rufescens. Above^ rufous brown, unspotted ; beneath, greyishwhite : crown rufous, bordered by a black line: sides otthe head and eye stripe grey : the chin and upper partof the ears are each margined with a black line, {fiy-63. d) Inhabit
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