white, merely tinged with this colour ; axillaries brownish black ; wing-lining about the carpal joint white,
the greater primary, lower coverts, and the coverts of the ulna blackish brown.”

More recently he observes :—‘ Since my description of Podoces Biddulphi was printed, I have had the
opportunity of examining a male of this species. In plumage it does not differ from the female, but it is a
somewhat larger bird and has a conspicuously larger bill. The following are the measurements of a male,
taken from the dried skin—length 12 inches, wing 6, tail from vent 4:3, bill at front (covered for nearly
0:4 inch with dense plumes) 2°2, tarsus 1:9, mid toe and claw 0°97.”

I cannot conclude this article without expressing my acknowledgments to Colonel Biddulph, of the War
Office, because without his kind assistance I could not have included this species (discovered by his brother)
along with the other three Podoces.

The principal figure in the Plate is of the size of life, and is taken from the type in Captain Biddulph’s

collection.

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