. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 302 PRIONOPID^. reous—each feather having a pale edge, presents a slightly scaled appearance ; wing-feathers brown, inner webs darkest, outer feathers slightly tinged with greenish yellow on the outer edge ; tail-feathers in stroi]g light closely barred; covering the nostrils is a patch of black extending into a broadish eyebrow; this coalesces with the black of the throat behind the ear, which is covered by a large white patch ; above the black eyebrow a faint whitish streak ; chin and upper portion of throat black, this separated from the ciner
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 302 PRIONOPID^. reous—each feather having a pale edge, presents a slightly scaled appearance ; wing-feathers brown, inner webs darkest, outer feathers slightly tinged with greenish yellow on the outer edge ; tail-feathers in stroi]g light closely barred; covering the nostrils is a patch of black extending into a broadish eyebrow; this coalesces with the black of the throat behind the ear, which is covered by a large white patch ; above the black eyebrow a faint whitish streak ; chin and upper portion of throat black, this separated from the cinereous of the underparts by a broken irregular white band; vent and under tail-coverts whitish tinged with Isabella colour; underside of wing- and tail-feathers paler than the upper, the latter much paler at the tips; upper edge of the wing inside deep black; axillaries whitish ; bill and legs blue, changing into black after death; iris brown. Length 8", wing 4" 1'", tail 3" 9'", tarse 1" 1'", bill 1" 2'". (^Layard.) Hub. Islands of Ovalau, Taviuni, and Viti Levu, Fiji group. 11. CUPHOPTERUS. Type. Cuphopterus, HaHl. P. Z. S. 1860, p. 326 C. Claw liead of Cujjhopterus dohrni. Ranye. "W. Africa, Prince's Island and Gaboon. Cuphopterus dohrni. Cuphopterus dohrni, Hartl. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 320, pi. xxxiv.; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 42. Tephrodornis dohrni, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 395. Adult female. General colour above deep chocolate-brown, the lower back and rump washed with olive; ear-coverts and lores rather darker brown than the head; wings brown like the back, the pri- maries margined with ashy white; tail deep brown, slightly washed with ashy on the margins of the feathers; cheeks, throat, and underparts white, slightly washed with yellow on the breast; across the fore neck a band of ashy brown ; flanks olive-brown, forming a broad lateral stripe ; sides of body silky white ; thighs olive-brown ; under tail-coverts
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