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their jx'culiar curve overshadow the nostrils and a con- 

 siderable })ortion of the beak. This ci"est, together with 

 the head, the throat, the back, wing-coverts, and u})])er 

 tail-coA'erts, is of the richest imaginable green shot with 

 gold, and glowing with a changeable sheen as the breeze 

 plays with the delicate fibres of the plumage. The quill 

 feathers of the wing are black, as are the central feathers 

 of the tail. The upper tail-coverts are very long, flowing 

 gracefully over the stitfer feathers by which they are sup- 

 j)orted, and contrasting beautifully with their glossy black. 

 Tlie breast and remainder of the under surface of the body 

 are of a rich carmine. 



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