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and upper half of nock greenish-black, splendent, with bright green reflections;
hind part óftneck below whiüfí^foro part of nock and all the
under parts »f a ^«licate reddish-ht®; the sidos of the. rump and part
of the abdomen greyish-white, finely undulated and dotted with'dark
g s e p some of the loner wing-coverts dusky, the larger coverts and
primaries light grey. The fore part of the hack, and the Mwer-scapulars,
glossy black; (the hind part ash-grey, becoming |gh$er and finally
u n d u l a t e c ^ the ramp, jfjpper tail-coverts and tail-feathers de,ep
groy, outer scapulars white ; a transvor$.e.,baiid, of black at the base of
Win«, concealed by the scapulars. Wijigr.cpverLs whiteli^Slgb
primary coverts, primary quills, and a hand formed by the hase of the
first nnv uf^larg'e «.verts, black ; .secondaries «hite, six of them margined
externally with.a.black line, the innermost niurjímeíl on both webs,
but more broadly on &g^|gggg$ and # t h : # | | ^ black,
J.tiriilJh to end of tail 27 inches, to.eg<l of claws 26¿„to end of wings
24, to carpal joint. 1 3jj, to end of green on the neck 7 4 : extent of winjss
3 0 ' bi U !ilu»S the ridge 2TV. along the edge of lower mandi® 3^,;
wing from flexure 11* ¡¡tail 5; ftarsus l i f ; first toe and claw iMPJter
toe 2f*5, its claw ft; middle too 2ft, its claw A'- Weight ó lb. Of
another 3 j 11).
DiiViensions of two other Males.:
Length to
1 I t ' - 1 v § i i .
Extent "of W'in'gsj, ^ ,-:,^
Female. Plate CCCXXXI.
The female is much smaller The bill, el ls, and fee| ,¿»Soured
as in the male, but the ridgs ill the .hill Bhlack, and, % l | S !wh i t i s l i ;
the longitudinal crest is much n i ® elongated, being composed gllinear
leathers, some of thorn fully two inches anil a half long. Head and upper
' l , a r l S* brownish-red; throat white ; all the upper parts, with fh*
sides of the body and rump deep ash-grey, the feathers paler at the margin.
Sman^wmg-coverts and mner[Secondarie_s|grey; bases and tips of
secondary coverts black, the intermediate j ^wh i t e , middle seconda
r e s whi | | , ftuter and primaries b p i ^ anterior p a r tga sgk below
faintly banded with ash-grey ; breast and abdomen white, slightlytinged
with buff,
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- .Length-to end É to <®d é i
wings 20Í ; extent of wings 34; bill along the- ridge «ong the
edge of lower mandible 2 i ; win'g 6 ® flexure lOisrtai^; tarsus
l,<i; hind toe and claw ¡1 ; mid.ll«. toe 2 A , its daw A ; outer toe 2,^,
i t s • •••' '' " ' ' .
The young-malos after the auttmmal moult, and untii ¡the middle of
summer, rcsembkvtho females.
¿ adult male; obtained near Boston exanjiped. The. heart is. 2
¡ ¿ i s long; the lobes of tbe\.liver are nearly^equal, the right being .3
inches;f¡ twelfths long, tilo left 3 inchos 3 twelfths.
The upper mandible has about 2H recurved ¡conical, aeut% horny
papaise, and an internal,series of smaller, on eachsii»; the tip of the unguis
serrulatef cpthe lower mandible are about 40 o f , f f same nature.
The tongue is 2 inches ,1 .twelfth long, fleshy, emarglñate, and papillate
^ ^ p i g g j l i i f e i g , with a double row of slender reversed papillae
along the upper surface, and two lateral series of filamente, on, each
siifi; the tip lacerated, hornyjpn the back. Posterior, nasal aperture
oblong, 10 twelfths in length, papillate on # i e , edges j Aperture of the
glottis, 4 i .twelfths long. The jnouth gjlO twelfths in breadth, but
,„ay be extended 49 1 inch 9 twelfths. The esophagus is 10,| inches
long, .its diameter 1 inch 7 twelfths on the, nock, contracting to S .
twelfths as i t enters the thorax, but again'expanding; the external
coat of transversímuscular fibres very thick ; the internal layer of longitudinal
#&es. very distinct; the mucous coin thrown into prominent
longitudinal plaits # # GOntractgd ; the muc.ojjs' follicles disposea in
longitudinal single sérM: The proventriculus "fr! 2 inches; long, the
glandule? very numerous, oblong, about 2 twelfths in length, forming
a complete belt. The stomach is a strong gizzard, of moderate, size, 2
inches long, the lateral muscles 5 twelfths thick ;, the epithelium very
thick, nearly 1 twelfth, longitudinally rugous. In the stomach and
gullet was a fish.®-inches long, the portions lying in the stomach and
proventrieulus partially dissolved, the rest, 4 inches long, not acted
.u [,„„; there were: also two fragments f l quartz, one of them a quarter
of an inch long. The intestine is long, measuring 6 feet 3 inches, its
diameter from 5 to 3 twelfths. The corea are 2 inches long, for half
an inch -H twelfth in diameter, in the rest of their extent 4 twelfths.