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upper tail-coverts ; on each side of the neck behind the ear- 

 coverts a tuft of yellowish-white feathers ; wings black ; throat 

 white, slightly washed with buff; all the under surface, in- 

 cluding the under side of the wing, ferruginous orange, the 

 flanks tinged with bluish lilac, giving them a rich purple hue ; 

 line from the bill to the eye reddish orange ; irides and bill 

 black ; feet orange. 



Sp. 70. ALCYONE DIEMENENSIS, Gould. 



Alcyone Diemenensis, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, part xiv. p. 19. 



Alcyone Diemenensis, Gould, Birds of Australia, fol., vol. i., Introd. 

 p. xxxi. 



This, the most southern member of the genus, differs from 

 the A. azitrea both in colour and size. It is a native of 

 Tasmania. 



All the upper surface deep blue, becoming more vivid on 

 the rump and upper tail-coverts ; wings black, washed with 

 blue; throat buff; under surface of the body and wings 

 ferruginous orange ; on each side of the chest a patch of 

 bluish black; lores and a small patch behind the ears buff; 

 crown of the head indistinctly barred with black ; irides and 

 bill black ; feet orange. 



Sp. 71. ALCYONE PULCHRA, Gould. 



Alcyone pulchra, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, part xiv. p. 19. 



Alcyone pulchra, Gould, Birds of Australia, fol., vol. i., Introd. 

 p. xxxii. 



As its name implies, this is a very beautiful species, and 

 exceeds in richness of colouring both the A. azurea and A. 

 Diemenensis. The portion of the country it inhabits is the 

 neighbourhood of Port Essington and perhaps the north coast 

 of Australia generally. 



All the upper surface shining purplish blue ; wings 



