. Annals of natural history. Natural history; Botany; Zoology; Geology. 168 Sir W. Jardine on the Habits of Crotophaga. feed upon tadpoles, and may be descried, if the grass be not too long, huddled together in a flock of from twenty to thirty, and so close as to resemble an old coat or cloak at a little di- stance/^ From the near alliance which the species of Crotophaga present to each other it may be necessary to describe the To- bago birds as minutely as possible, which we are enabled to do by the possession of skins and specimens in spirits, for- warded to us by our active and intelligent
. Annals of natural history. Natural history; Botany; Zoology; Geology. 168 Sir W. Jardine on the Habits of Crotophaga. feed upon tadpoles, and may be descried, if the grass be not too long, huddled together in a flock of from twenty to thirty, and so close as to resemble an old coat or cloak at a little di- stance/^ From the near alliance which the species of Crotophaga present to each other it may be necessary to describe the To- bago birds as minutely as possible, which we are enabled to do by the possession of skins and specimens in spirits, for- warded to us by our active and intelligent correspondent. From the form and markings of the bill exhibited in the an- nexed wood-cut we feel inclined to refer it to the C rugirostra of Swainson, though from the manner in which the dimen- sions are given in that ornithologist's ^ Two Centenaries' w^e are not so sure that our birds agree in the latter C. rugirostra, Sw. ? Wrinkled-billed Keel-bill; provincially in Tobago, « Old Wife.'' Entirely black, glossed with violet reflexions on the wings and tail; feathers of the head, neck and body with conspicu- ous glossy margins; bill wrinkled transversely downwards; total length from 13 to 15 inches. The specimens received vary in total length from 13 to rather more than 15 inches, in one of about 14^ inches in length ; the depth of the bill is 1 inch; the length to the extremity of the rictus 1^; length of the wing from the shoulder to the end of the fourth or longest quill 6 inches, of the tail from its in- sertion 71 j from beyond the wings 4i; expanse of the wings 16|^; of the tarsus If; the centre toe, including the claw, nearly the same. In the specimens received in spirits the bijl. 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 [S. l. : s. n. ]
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