Note 137 — ERRATA. (continued 7)
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Length 11½ inches, expanse —?, flexure 4⁶⁄₁₀, tail 0, rictus 1½, tarsus 1⁴⁄₁₀, middle toe 1⁹⁄₁₀. Irides hazel; beak pale grey, marked about the middle by a broad cincture of black, in which the nostrils are pierced. Feet black. Male: Head and neck pale purplish-grey, darker on crown and nape: a circle of white surrounds the eye, edged outwardly with black. Plumage at base of beak black: a broad band of black runs down the centre of throat. Upper parts silky black, paler on wings. Under parts light grey, with transverse pencillings of black: vent dusky. Female: Beak, head, neck, and breast dull yellowish-grey, the markings rather less conspicuous; under parts minutely mottled with black and yellowish-grey. Weight 10¾ oz.