of face, ami under surface of body llglit asliy brown, becoming paler on tlie abdomen, where it
inclliios to creamy white, the lower flanks and thighs having faint indications of dusky bars,
these becoming zigzag and distinct in character on the under tail-coverts, which are whitish
like the abdomen; under wing-coverts and axillaries pale ashy brown, with a few indications of
dusky bars; quills ashy brown below, pale yellowish along the inner web: " bill, legs, and irides
brownish " (^Gould). Total length 14'o inches, culmen 1-4, wing 6-75, tail 5-5, tarsus 1-9.
Adult female. Dillers from the male in wanting the lilac band on the nape, and in having the
under surlace faintly barred with dusky. Total length 13 inches, culmen 1-4, wing 675, tail 5-5,
tarsus 1-9.
The figures in the Plate are drawn from specimens in the British Museum.
