The GREY BIRD (_Pycnonotus arsinoë_) represents a group whose principal
characteristics are their middle-sized but strong and slightly-curved
beak, powerful foot, moderately long wings, in which the fifth quill
is the longest, and somewhat rounded tail. The plumage is lax, and
generally, with the exception of the lower tail-covers, of dull
appearance. The Grey Bird is about seven and a half inches long and
eleven broad, the wing three inches and a quarter, and the tail three
inches in length. It is of a deep greyish brown on the back and top of
the head. The head and throat are blackish brown, the breast and belly
whitish grey; the eye is brown, the beak and feet black. Both sexes are
alike in colour.
[Illustration: THE GREY BIRD (_Pycnonotus arsinoë_).]