...family. Phaiianida, vel Pavonidae. Genus — new ? Crossoptilon*, nob. Type Phasianus Crossoptilon, nob. Hab, Tibet. I possess but one specimen of this...and the tail 19 to 20 inches. A closed wing measures I2-J inches; the tarsus 4£, and the central toe 2J. The bill has the same length, whether taken from...

...ounces. Size that of a common pigeon. Length, from the tip of the bill to the rump 11£ inches, ditto from the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail 16 inches, ditto from ditto to the mid- claw 13i inches. Ditto from the base of the bill to the rump...

...of being truly wild. The weight of the last-mentioned specimen was exactly 5 tbs ; the measurement, from the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail, 2 feet 4 inches ; and that of the extent of wing, from tip to tip, 4 feet 3 inches. — Wm. Borrer,...

...unequalled) by any other variety ; whilst its proportions also exceed those of pigeons generally, — the length from the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail often reaching in adult specimens sixteen inches ; in height it has been known to attain nearly twelve...

...the basal half of the lower mandible, which is yellowish white ; tarsus black ; feet greenish black. Length, from the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail, 22 inches. „ of bill from gape, 3 inches 9 lines. „ of bill from front, 3 inches. „ of wings,...

...well flavored. In 1838 Daniel Fordham, of Southampton, Long Island, killed a curlew, which measured from the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail two feet three inches ; from the tip of its wings, three feet five inches ; length of the bill eight...

...Ayamootau " (Malay), " Brooga " (Sumatra), "Bengkicoo," or " Bengkeekó " (Javanese). The cock measures, from the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail, about 2(5 inches ; 2 feet 8 inches across the stretched wings ; the length of the closed wing is from...

..."Ayamootan" (Malay), "Brooga" (Sumatra), "Bengkicoo," or "Bengkeek6" (Javanese). The cock measures, from the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail, about 26 inches ; 2 feet 3 inches across the stretched wings ; the length of the closed wing is from...

...feeding on groundsel. The bill indicates that it belongs to the bunting family : the length of the bird, from the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail, is five inches and three lines ; forehead, crown, cheeks aud throat, bright ultra-marine ; space between...

...is probably due to age or season." I need only add that the length of this specimen was 8£ inches from the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail, and the weight only two ounces, as it was in very poor condition. This specimen is now in the College...