_Sylvicola pannosa._—+Mihi.+
[42] Length 5 inches, expanse 7, flexure 2⁴⁄₁₀, tail 1⁹⁄₁₀,
(nearly), rictus ⁵⁄₁₀, tarsus ⁹⁄₁₀, middle toe ⁶⁄₁₀. Irides
dark brown; feet dark horn; beak black. Upper parts dull olive;
wing-quills blackish with olive edges; the second, third, fourth,
and fifth, have a white spot at the base of the outer web, forming
a short band. Tail greyish-black. Cheeks blackish-ash. Upper parts
yellowish-white, tinged on the breast and sides with dingy olive.
The bird described below, a sombre exception to a particularly
brilliant family, I cannot refer to any species with which I am
familiar; it may, however, be the female of a recorded species.
I regret that I did not ascertain the sex of the individual
described, the only one that ever fell into my hands. Nor can I
give any information concerning it, but that it was shot by Sam, at
Basin-spring, on the 8th of October, hopping about low bushes.