A ves.—P late LXXX. (Male.)
D. supeme flavo-rufus valide brunneo-strigatus; gula guttureque albis; pectore ventreque subflavis;
rectricibus rubro-brunneis rubro-aurantio-marginatis et flavo-albo-terminatis, plumis versus apicem
profunde brunneo-fasciatis; rostro subflavo supeme rubro-brunneo-umbrato; pedibus rabro-aurantiis.
Longitcdo e rostri apice ad basin caudje 3 unc. 11 lin ; caudse 3 unc. 4 lin.
CoLounB-The upper surface of the head, the back and sides of neck, the
interscapulars, the back, the upper tail-coverts, the lesser wing-coverts, and
the rump intermediate between reddish and buff orange, and each of the
feathers, excepting those of the rump, marked in the course of the shaft with
a broad longitudinal dark umber-brown stripe. Tail feathers reddish brown,
edged with reddish orange, and tipped with pale buff orange; behind each
light tip a broad transverse bar of deep umber-brown, the bars indistinct on
the two centre feathers ; the tips of several of the lateral feathers nearly pure
white. Primary and secondary quill-coverts umber-brown margined and
tipped with pale buff orange. Primary and secondary quill feathers brownish
red, margined, externally, towards quills, with dull reddish orange; tertiary
quill feathers deep umber-brown, margined and tipped with reddish orange.
Chin and throat white; breast, belly, vent, and under tail-coverts sienna-
yellow, the flanks darkest. Bill pale sienna-yellow, the upper mandible
towards culmen deep reddish brown; legs, toes, and claws pale reddish
orange.
Form, &c. —Figure robust and rather squat; tail graduated. Bill strong
and pointed, compressed anteriorly, triangular posteriorly, depth much greater
than breadth; culmen arched from front strongly towards the point; lower
mandible inferiorly, nearly straight, the cutting edge of upper mandible
entire; nostrils narrow, longitudinal, each in a somewhat triangular hollow,
close to base of bill, and superiorly edged with a horny membrane; some
strong bristles at angles of mouth. Wings rounded, and when folded reach
a little beyond the base of the tail; the fourth, fifth, and sixth quill feathers