Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa - Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Subjects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836 #272273

Dimensions. Inches. Lines. Inches. Lines. Length from the tip of the bill to Length of the tarsus 1 11 the point of the tail 18 9 of the outer toe 2 l of the bill from the gape 2 0 of the middle toe 1 11% of the wings when folded 4 of the inner toe 1 7% of the tail 5 a of the hinder toe 0 1% The colours of the plumage in the fie-male are similar to those of the male.