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A ves.—P late XLIX.—M ale.
E. capite, cervice, interscapularibus dorsoque summo brunneis griseo-tinctis; gutture, abdomineque flavo-
albis: pectore pallide isabellina brunneo-strigatis; dorso imo, uropygio, caudeeque tectricibus supe-
rioribus subferrugineis; alarum tectricibus primariis secundariisque nigro-brunneis albo-marginatis,
lineam longitudinalem albam formantibus; remigibus brunneo-rubris extern^ versus basin pallide
rufo-marginatis. Caudd nigro-brunnea, plumarum apicibus albis.
Longitudo capitis cum corpore, 3 unc. 1^ lin.; caudee 3 unc. 1-J- lin.
E rythropygia pectoralis, Smith.—Rep. of Exped. App. p. 46., June 1336.
C o lo d e.— The upper surface of the head intermediate between yellowish
brown and brocoli brown ; the neck superiorly together with the interscapulars,
and the anterior half of the back yellowish brown, tinted with brocoli-
brown; posterior half of back, rump, and upper tail coverts deep reddish orange.
Chin, middle of abdomen, and under tail coverts pale cream-yellow; breast
light sienna-yellow, streaked with umber brown—one streak along the centre
of each feather ; thighs cream-yellow externally spotted with umber brown ;
flanks dull reddish orange, shaded with light chesnut brown. Eye-brows
pale cream-yellow, each margined superiorly with a slender streak of umber-
brown ; feathers immediately in front of eyes, and a rudimentary line on each
side of throat, from base of lower mandible blackish brown; ear coverts pale
rufous, clouded with brown. Primary and secondary quill coverts, and the
lesser wing coverts, liver brown, some of the last named feathers tipped with
white, thq others margined with rusty grey. A few of the innermost of the
primary quill coverts, and most of the secondaries are edged externally, and
partially tipped with white, so that each wing appears crossed obliquely by
two irregular white bands. Primary and secondary quill feathers brownish
red, with their outer vanes towards the quills narrowly edged with wood brown ;
tertiary quill feathers liver-brown, broadly margined with yellowish brown.
Tail liver-brown, the feathers rusty towards their edges, and white at the
points, the quantity of white greatest on the external feather of each side,
and least on the two middle ones, upon which it is almost invisible. Bill liver