Birds. Pl. 41.
Camarhynchus crassirostris.
8. Geospiza dubia. Gould.
G. (Fœm. Mas ignot.) summo capite et corpore suprà fuscis, singulis plumis cinerascenti-olivaceo marginatis; strigâ superciliari, genis, gutture, corpore infrà cinerascenti-olivaceis, singulis plumis notâ centrali fuscâ; alis caudâque brunneis singulis plumis olivaceo-cinereo marginatis; rostro sordidè albo, pedibus obscurè fuscis.
Long. tot. 3⅜ unc.; alæ, 2¾; caudæ, 1⅝; tarsi, ⅞; rostri, ⅝; alt. rostri, ⅜.
Upper surface fuscous, with each feather margined with cinereous olive; the streak above the eye, cheeks, throat, and beneath the body, cinereous olive, with the middle of each feather fuscous; the wings and tail brown, with each feather margined with cinereous ash; the bill white, and the feet obscure fuscous.
Habitat, Galapagos Archipelago, (Chatham Island.)
Sub-Genus.—CAMARHYNCHUS. Gould.
Camarhynchus differt a genere Geospiza, rostro debiliore, margine mandibulæ superioris minùs indentato; culmine minùs elevato in frontem et plus arcuato; lateribus tumidioribus; mandibulâ inferiore minus in genas tendente.
Camarhynchus psittaculus is the typical species.