. A general history of birds . slit, not far fromthe base; the upper mandible finely serrated ; head small, the necklong and slender, both covered with dusky white downy feathers,inclining to brown, paler on the fore part; back, scapulars, andwing coverts the same, but deeper coloured ; the lower part of theneck on the sides, and wing coverts, marked with oval spots ofwhite, forming regular rows on the latter; the scapulars streakedlongitudinally with white, giving the bird an elegant appearance ;across the lower part of the breast a dull rufous bar; from thenceto the vent black ; quills and t
. A general history of birds . slit, not far fromthe base; the upper mandible finely serrated ; head small, the necklong and slender, both covered with dusky white downy feathers,inclining to brown, paler on the fore part; back, scapulars, andwing coverts the same, but deeper coloured ; the lower part of theneck on the sides, and wing coverts, marked with oval spots ofwhite, forming regular rows on the latter; the scapulars streakedlongitudinally with white, giving the bird an elegant appearance ;across the lower part of the breast a dull rufous bar; from thenceto the vent black ; quills and tail the same, the last eleven incheslong, consisting of twelve feathers, the middle ones undulated as inthe last; legs clumsy, stout, four inches and an half long, andyellowish brown. The above said to have been brought from India; the descriptiontaken from one in the British Museum ; one similar to this was alsoin Mr. Bullocks tine collection, but this last had the feathers at thenape elongated into a sort of crest. ^> 3 o. DARTER. 453 3—NEW-HOLLAND DARTER. SIZE of the Black-bellied Species. Bill straight, horn-coloured,long, and pointed ; irides yellow ; neck rufous brown ; on each sidefrom the mouth, half down the neck, a long streak of white; andabove this, on the under jaw, another shorter, both streaks edgedall round with black ; throat black, and varying; at the lower partof the neck the feathers edged with brown ; back black, shafts ofthe feathers white; upper wing coverts half black, half white, ap-pearing for the most part white, the black space being nearly hid ;breast black and glossy ; belly black, the feathers here and theretinged with rufous ; quills black; tail black, pretty long, the fea-thers equal in length, uncommonly undulated, and stiff as parch-ment, the quills extend almost to the end of it; legs yellow. Inhabits New South Wales. In the collection of Mr. H. Brog-den, of Clapham. 4. -RUFOUS-WINGED DARTER. Anhinga roux du Senegal, Buf. viii. 453. PI.
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