No. 13. 



Dafila acuta. 



Adult male. Head and upper neck rich broAvn Avith copper- 

 red reflections ; portions of hind neck black ; lower hind neck, 

 front of back, and sides of body evenly waved with dusky gray 

 and white ; much of wing plain gray and grayish brown ; wing- 



No 13. Adult Male. 



mark, or speculum, green, changing to copper -red, and edged 

 with white, cinnamon, and black; the tapering feathers starting 

 at inner framework of wing, and sweeping along the lower back, 

 are black centrally, with broad gray, white, or brownish margins. 



