. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA 553 the inner margin of the feathers; rectrices black crossed by six to eight sharply defined bands of very pale light buff to pale warm buff, these bands generally darker on the lateral rectrices and paler on the median ones; tail narrow basally, pale hght buff and tipped with the same; under wing coverts light ochraceous-buff to light ochraceous- salmon, either immaculate or somewhat spotted with dark ochraceous- tawny; iris reddish brown to dark brown; cere and base of lower. Figure 40.—Herpeiotfuus cachi
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA 553 the inner margin of the feathers; rectrices black crossed by six to eight sharply defined bands of very pale light buff to pale warm buff, these bands generally darker on the lateral rectrices and paler on the median ones; tail narrow basally, pale hght buff and tipped with the same; under wing coverts light ochraceous-buff to light ochraceous- salmon, either immaculate or somewhat spotted with dark ochraceous- tawny; iris reddish brown to dark brown; cere and base of lower. Figure 40.—Herpeiotfuus cachinnans. mandible yellowish to orange-yellow; bill black; tarsi and toes dull yellowish white; claws blackish. Juvenal (sexes alike).—Similar to adult, but with the thighs freely spotted with semitriangular or rounded clay-color to tawny-ohve marks; the under wing coverts more abundantly spotted with dark ochraceous-tawny to sepia; the edges of the dark feathers of the upperparts more conspicuous and slightly paler vinaceous-cinnamon; rectrices crossed by only five pale bands (exclusive of the pale tips),. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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