I}iU strong, curved, culmen slightly swollen. Basal half pale red, becoming yellowish at tip.
and hlaclv along the commissure. Top of head, back of neck, and back dark ashy-gi'ey, each feather
•A-itli a centi-al white, streak. Superciliary stripe pale greyish-brown. Pront of neck and underparts
dark grey, (!ach feather with a central streak of greyish white. Primaries black, with an inch and
a half of thei r tips white, and a whi t e line on the central part of the edge of tlie outer webs. Secondaries
black, broadly edged with grey on thei r outer webs. Rectrices black, margined with dark grey,
tlu! 1 hrce outermost ones white for about two inches of their tips. Iris bright red. Pcet darlc grey.
l.ength 22 inches, wing tail 8-^, hill height at base 1|.
Female.—Has tiie plumage like the male ; the bill, however, is yellow, with the exception of
tli(i basal two thirds of the culmen, spot on lower edge of maxilla at base, and base of mandible, all
nf which ;vro black.
The specimens figured and described were kindly loaned to me by Lord Tweeddidc, to whom
1. desire to express my thanks.