614 THREMMAPHILUS ROSEUS. 



The first quill is only three-fourths of an inch long ; the second 

 longest, being about the twelfth of an inch longer than the 

 third ; the rest graduated. In all the other species of the 

 genus which I have examined, the third quill is longest. The 

 secondary quills are seven, the outer abrupt and slightly emar- 

 ginate, the inner rounded. The tail is rather short and slightly 

 rounded. 



According to M. Temminck, " the upper mandible of the 

 bill and the point of the lower are yellowish rose-colour, the 

 rest black ; the feet yellowish ; the iris deep bro-^ii.'"' Mr. 

 Selby makes the " upper mandible of the bill and the point of 

 the lower one reddish-orange, the rest black ; irides brown ; 

 legs flesh-red." Mr. Jenyns' account is to the same eifect, 

 w^ith the necessary variations. Judging from skins, I am in- 

 clined to doubt all this. In them the feet are reddish-brown, 

 as in the Starling ; the lower mandible is flesh-coloured, its 

 tip, and the gTcater part of the upper, light brown. Montagu 

 says the bill is " of a flesh colour, blackish at the base." I 

 apprehend that base has been accidentally substituted for tip. 



The upper part of the head, including the crest, and the 

 fore-neck, are black, glossed with purplish-blue ; the hind part 

 of the neck greyish -black. The feathers of the body, and the 

 scapulars, are of a delicate pale rose-colour, or peach-blossom 

 red. The smaller w^ing-coverts are black, margined with grey ; 

 the larger coverts glossy black with green reflections, as are the 

 outer webs of the outer secondary quills, and both webs of the 

 three inner. The quills are brownish-black tinged with green. 

 The tail greenish-black and glossy, as are the upper and lower 

 tail-coverts, and the feathers of the legs. 



Length to end of tail about 9 inches ; wing from flexure 5^ ; 

 tail 3 ; bill along the ridge 9i twelfths, along the edge of lower 

 mandible lj\ ; tarsus lj% ; hind toe ^V, its claw j^^ ; second 

 toe y\, its claw ^^ ; third toe 1, its claw 4^ twelfths ; fourth 

 toe 4i twelfths, its claw Si twelfths. 



Female. — The female resembles the male, but has the colours 

 much duller ; the head and fore-neck greyish-black ; the back 



