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SCRATCHING BIRDS — RASORES. 



violet tint. Anal region and nnder t;iil coverts, liliiish-ivliite. Seapulars, inner tertials, 

 and middle of back, with an olive-brown tinge ; the wing co\'erts, seapulars, and inner ter- 

 tials, with large oval spots of blue-blaek on the outer webs, mostly eoneealed, except on 

 the latter. Primaries blackish, with a border of jiale bluish, tinged iulernally wilh red. 



Middle tail feathers brown; the rest pale blue on tlie outer web, white internally ; each 

 with a patch of reddish-brown at the base of the inner web, followed by another of black. 

 Sides and liack of neck richly glossed with metallic golden violet. Tibia bluish-violet. 

 Bill black ; feet yellow. 



Tlie female is smaller ; nuieh duller in color ; more olivaceous above ; beneath, pale 



blue instead of red, except a tinge on the neck ; the jugulum tinged with olive, the throat 

 whitish. 



