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naviculiformibus^ superne concavis, nitide rosco-violaceis^ 

 subtus iiigris ; rectricibus lateralibus brevibus^ superne 

 concavis, supra et subtus nigris ; rectricum duarum 

 intermediaruni scapis supra ad basin albis ; rostro 

 nigro ; pedibus nigris ; iride nigra : long. tot. 840, al. 

 15G, caud. 64, rostr. 25, rostr. hiat. 30, tarsi 41 millim. 

 Male. Nasal feathers, directed rather forwards, velvety 

 black tipped with shining metallic green and blue; loral 

 feathers recumbent, directed forwards, shining green ; region 

 round the eye likewise metallic green ; rest of the head a mix- 

 ture of metallic green, blue, violet, and purple. Lengthened 

 feathers on the sides of the head velvet-black, with metallic 

 reflections passing from green into violaceous copper-colour 

 and bronze. Neck and upper back velvety black with 

 greenish bronzy reflections ; the feathers long and loose ; 

 upper tail-coverts black. Wings above black, secondaries on 

 the outer webs, tertiaries on both webs, and upper wing- 

 coverts with slight violet reflections ; lower surface of wings 

 blackish, under wing-coverts partially edged with violet. 

 Chin, throat, and front of neck steel-green, with metallic re- 

 flections ; the covered basal portions of the feathers brownish 

 black, separated from the broad green apical portions by a 

 concealed narrow blue band ; the whole of the feathers of 

 the neck-shield in some lights blue, and lengthened, except 

 those on the sides of the throat. A broad band across the 

 breast, almost two centimetres in diameter, is velvet-black, 

 with bronzy, greenish, blue, and violet reflections ; this is 

 bordered below by another band of metallic cojiper four 

 millimetres in breadth. Belly velvety black, with copper- 

 brown and green reflections. Under tail-coverts black, with 

 a bluish- tinge. The flanks and axillaries resemble the 

 upper surface. The thighs are violet-black. Tail black ; 

 the webs of two elongated middle rectrices, which are turned 

 upwards and arched together, are of a delicate rosy purplish 

 with metallic gloss ; the shorter and less concave lateral 

 rectrices are less metallic, and the bands of shading are less 

 pronounced. The basal third of the shafts of the two middle 

 tail-feathers on their upper surface are clear white; the 

 rest of the shafts black. Bill, feet, and irides black. 



