The ornithological works of Arthur, ninth Marquis of Tweeddale . Side view of head of Buceros Head of Buceros semigaleaius, from above. and upper breast being ferruginous at their insertions and grey at their tips; and such is thecharacter of the thigh-coverts and ventral plumage. The upper tail-coverts are also dirty greyish-fulvous white, with either brown or ferruginous bases. The dorsal plumage and the quills andother wing-feathers are brown, the quills dark brown, with broad terminal dirty greyish-fulvouswhite marks or edgings. The middle pair of rectrices are for t
The ornithological works of Arthur, ninth Marquis of Tweeddale . Side view of head of Buceros Head of Buceros semigaleaius, from above. and upper breast being ferruginous at their insertions and grey at their tips; and such is thecharacter of the thigh-coverts and ventral plumage. The upper tail-coverts are also dirty greyish-fulvous white, with either brown or ferruginous bases. The dorsal plumage and the quills andother wing-feathers are brown, the quills dark brown, with broad terminal dirty greyish-fulvouswhite marks or edgings. The middle pair of rectrices are for two thirds of their length palebrown, the apical third being white or dirty creamy white. All the other rectrices have thebasal part to a greater or less extent pale brown, or pale rusty-brown. In some, probably thenew feathers, the whole rectrix is white. In the plumage described the bill is black with a ,yellow tip, and the casque is not formed. The colouring of the soft parts of the young bird P- 280-is noted by Mr. Everett as follows :— S. Leyte, ? , September. Iris dark brown; bill black ; 586 O
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