PA S S E R MOTITP.N STS
(Ares
Ayes.— P late CXIY.
P. oapite superne brunneo-griseo; superoiliis, colli lateribus, interscapulariis, dorso, uropygio, humerisquo
cinnamoneis, interscapulariis maculis oblongis subnigris variegatis; genis albis, gul& guttureque
nigris; pectore abdomineque griseo-albis; cauda pallide brunneo-rubra ; rostro nigro.
L ongItudo e rostri apice ad basin caudas 4 u n c .; caudse 3 unc.
Coi.m iiB-The front, the crown of the head, and the back of the neck, dull
pale brown, tinted with pearl-grey; the last also with a more or less distinct
shade of cinnamon-red. Eyebrows, a vertical stripe on the neck, the interscapulars,
back, rump, and shoulders, cinnamon-red, the interscapulars
variegated with oblong liver-brown blotches; sides of head white ; the ear-
coverts slightly streaked with dirty umber-brown ; chin and throat black; a
white blotch between the black of the throat and the lower extremity of the cinnamon
red stripe above stated as observed on the side of the neck. The
primary and secondary quill-coverts, dull brownish red, edged with dull
cinnamon-red; primary and secondary quill-feathers light brownish red, the
secondaries tipped narrowly with rusty white; some of the scapular feathers
umber-brown, edged and tipped with pale cinnamon-red. Tail-feathers
light brownish red. Breast, belly, flanks, vent, and under tail-coverts dull
greyish white. Bill black; legs and toes sienna-yellow, very faintly tinted
with brown ; claws light brownish red. Eyes deep reddish brown.
F orm, &c.^—Figure robust; wings rounded, and when closed reach to the
middle of the tail; the first, second, third, and fourth quill-feathers longest,
and nearly of equal length, the innermost primary feather about the same
length.as the secondaries. Tail long and slig h tly forked. Bill large, very
strong, the culmen much curved. Legs and toes rather robust; the tars
anteriorly scutellated, posteriorly entire. Claws short, much curved, and
pointed, the claw of the hinder toe considerably the longest.