C RAT EROPU S JA R D IN II.—S m it h .
A v es .— P l a t e VI. (M a l e .)
C. olivaceo-brunneus guttis subalbidis parce notatus; gutture, pectore, abdomineque summo cinereo-
brunneis, albo-maculatis; abdomine infimo, caudseque tectricibus inferioribus flavo-cineraceis; rostro
nigro-fusco; oculis, tarsisque brunneis.
Longittjdo, 10 unc.
Crateropus J ardinii, Rep. of Exped. page 45, June 1836.
C o l o u r .— Above, olive brown; the central portions of the feathers of the
upper surface of the head, blackish brown; the points of these feathers, as well
as the points of those of the neck and anterior part of the back, marked each
with a dull rusty or greyish white spot. The chin, the throat, the breast, and
the anterior portion of the belly, ashy brown, each feather with an oblong or
spear-shaped pure white spot at its point; the posterior portion of the belly,
the vent and the under tail-coverts yellowish grey ; the shaft of each of the
feathers towards the point, dull white. Shoulders and quill-feathers, dull
brown, the outer vanes of the latter slightly margined with a faint rusty
white colour; the inner surface of the shoulders, and the inner margins
of the wing feathers, pale fulvous, which colour also prevails upon the sides
of the breast covered by the bases of the wings. Tail, dark brown ; the two
middle feathers towards quills strongly tinged with grey, and as well as the
lateral ones are crossed by numerous narrow dark bars, which are only
distinctly observed in certain lights.* Bill blackish brown ; eyes, legs, and
toes, dark brown ; claws, light brown.
F o rm , &c .—Bill nearly as long as the head, moderately strong, the upper
mandible distinctly emarginate near the point; culmen moderately curved and
slightly obtuse; nasal fossa oval, the nostrils opening towards its inferior and
anterior margin; the upper portion of the fossa is closed by a delicate horny
membrane ; a few strong black bristles near the angles of the mouth. Tarsi
strong, in front coated by broad transverse plates, behind and on the sides by a
continuous horny shell; hinder toe the strongest and with the largest claw.
Wings short, rounded, and when closed cover the first third of the ta il; the
* This character occurs in many other species of the genus.