. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 40 REVIEW OF AMERICAN BlUDS, [part r. 1 ⢠I. very slight notoh. Briatlea at base of bill very inconspioaoua. Bat a slight indictitiuu of the oonspiouous membranous riug rouud the eye of jilnmbea. Tarai long, about one and a third times the length of middle toe and claw. Scutellae visible on the exterior side, but the edges there fused; seven observ- able to the base of the toes (one less than in plumbea). Outer lateral toe the longer. Tail graduated ; the feathera rather obtusely pointed ; the
. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 40 REVIEW OF AMERICAN BlUDS, [part r. 1 ⢠I. very slight notoh. Briatlea at base of bill very inconspioaoua. Bat a slight indictitiuu of the oonspiouous membranous riug rouud the eye of jilnmbea. Tarai long, about one and a third times the length of middle toe and claw. Scutellae visible on the exterior side, but the edges there fused; seven observ- able to the base of the toes (one less than in plumbea). Outer lateral toe the longer. Tail graduated ; the feathera rather obtusely pointed ; the lateral about half an inch shorter than the central. Wings a little shorter than the tail, moder- ately rounded ; 6th quill longer than 4th, 6th, and 3d; 2d between 7th and 8th ; 1st quill falcate, broadest in the middle, but pointed (not obtuse, na in plumbea) ; exposed portion in length, .21 iu breadth, contained three times (or one-third) in the length of the 2d. General color rather dark plumbeous gray above and on the inside of wings and axillars. Beneath with the jugulum, upper part of breast, and flanks light ashy gray, passing insensibly into the almost pure white of the middle of the belly, anal region, and crissum. Tibia plumbeous. Throat and chin white, with narrow V-shaped streaks of black on the central third of the feathers, which extend a little into the ashy of the lower throat. Loral region b>iu space beneath the eye dusky. An indication of a white streak from the side of lower jaw, margined below by a rather continuous line of black. Wings black, with their upper exterior exposed surface abruptly like the back, but lighter. Tail black, with a terminal patch of white on the outer feather (about ), becoming less on the others, the posterior edge nearly trans- verse ; the upper surface on the outer webs dark plumbeous. Bill and feet apparently bright yellow, perhaps faded from red. Bill from base of skull, ; from nostril, .70; gape, ; tarei,
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