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Rh scutella, sharp behind ; toes scutellate above, free ; claws slender, com- pressed, acute, arched.

Plumage soft and blended. Wings of ordinary length, the second and third quills almost equal, the third longest. Tail short, slightly emar- ginate, of twelve pointed feathers.

Bill dusky above, flesh-coloured beneath. Iris brown. Feet very light flesh-coloured and transparent. The general colour of the plumage above is greenish-brown, the crown brownish-orange, with two lateral lines of brownish-black spots. The lower parts are white, the throat with two lateral lines of brownish-black, and the lower neck, fore part of the breast, and the sides marked with triangular spots of the same.

Length 6 inches, extent of wings 9 ; bill along the ridge ||, along the edge ]| ; tarsus f |.

Adult Female. Plate CXLIII. Fig. 2.

The female resembles the male, but is somewhat lighter, with the crown paler. The dimensions are nearly the same.

SoLANUM Dulcamara, Willd. Sp. PI. vol. i. p. 1027. Pursh. Fl. Amer. Sept. vol. i. p. 150". — Pentandria Monogynia, Linn.

This species is found in the woods, as well as along the margins of cultivated land, and is one of those common to both continents.