460 CLARKE'S NUTCRACKER.
Cohvds C O X « ™ ^ l i ^A^ o pL, « / a r i l ¡.UniM Sttos, p 57.
Uiii.-mhia« c«>«> XmaU, Manna!, vol. Si. 218.
Adult Male. Plate CCCLXII, Fig.4:
- Bill „ long as the head/jfet, somewhat conioMJ compressed, at
H B ma-ndibio with it, dor.,al M H M
arcua^declmate, the n d ^ convex, the rounded, the edges sharp
' *n d ™a o u t note, the tip flattened aM obtuse; lower
mandible with the. angle short and rounded, the dorsal line straight,
the S1des convex, the ed£es sharp a^d a Ifggmilexed, thg tip flatted]!
and rather obtuse.. Nostrils basal, lateral, roumjjsh, covered by bristly
Ui.Uherg, >y.JiUjh-^o diro^%(iatbrnard.<. . : .. .
Head large, broadly ovate;- eyes.of moderate size; ,neck rather
Short; body compact., Legs of.moderate l e n g t h , t ' a r s u s eom-
PM»S,e4 with seven large, anterior scutella and two plates behind meetlag
so,as to form a sharp edge. To^stout, with large ,scutella , the
first4oe very large, the inner a little shorter than the-outer, the hind
much longer, the third and fourth united as far.as .the second joint of
t i e lat ter ' Claws large, airbed, much compressed, acute. , ,, .
' H i m a g e ^ soft Weirded;, the stiff bristly feathers over
the nostrils extend about one-fifth of the length of the b i l l e d there
are no distinct bristles at ¿he base of the upper mandible ; the feathers
on the head are very short The wings are long, much rounded • the
first quill two inches shorter than the second,, which is ten-twelfths
shorter than the third, the latter exceeded two-twelfths by the fourth
Which is the longest; the outer primaries being Barrow, give the wing'
when Closed, the appearance of being pointed. Tail of moderate length,'
rounded, of twelve rather broad feathers, of which the lateral is half
an inch shorter than the middle.,
Bill and f e # brownish-black. Iris hazel, fhe general colour abo^'
and below «.light browni^h-groy. .ho forehead, throat, fee part: of
c h l t f e and a: space around the .'ye white, tinged with yellow Wmcs
black, glossed with blue ; seven of the secondaries largely, tipped w 4
white, upper tail-coverts greyish-black; tail pure., white,, excepting the
two middle feathers and the greater part of the inner webs o f ^ e x t
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pair, which are black glossed with blue; lower wing-coverts dusky, some
tipped with white lower tail-eovurts pure white.
Length to end of tail 12 inches';-bill along the ridge l T s , along the
edge of lower mandible ; wing from flexure 7ii ; tail 5 f ; tarsus
1T*B ; hind toe. ^ ; its claw A ; middle toe is, its claw XV
Adult Female. , Plate. CCCLXII. Fig. 5.
The Female is similar to the male.