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marginibus intemis cinereis, secundariorum cyanescenti- 

 bus ; subalaribus bninnescentibuSj fusco variegatis ; axil- 

 laribus subtus virescenti-cyaneis, supra brunnescentibus ; 

 paracercorum plumis longis, rectis, subrigidis, exterius 

 brunneis, intus ad basin ultramarinis, apicem versus 

 violaceo-lilacinls^ brevibus, pbis minusve curvatis, ad 

 basin cyaneis, medio ultramarinis, apicem versus cyaneis 

 paulo virescentibusj barum tectricibus brevioribus niger- 

 rimis, longioribus curvatis, pulcbre castaneis ; rectri- 

 cibus duabus intermediis longissimis, angustis, spatuli- 

 formibus, supra violacescentibus, subtus nigris, spatubs 

 macula cyanea ornatis ; rostro flavido-albo ; pedibus 

 brunnescentibus (?) ; iride brunnea : long. tot. circa 

 270, al. 160, caud. 80, rectr. intermed. 440, rostr. 

 culm. 38, a nar. 29, tars. 37-38, paracerci plumis longis 

 270 millim. 

 Fem. Capite, collo et summo dorso nitide obscure purpureo- 

 nigris, colli plumis lateralibus et posticis longis ; palpe- 

 bris sicut in mari ; summi dorsiplamis longis, velutinis, 

 parte media obtecta et subtus virescenti-cyaneis ; dorso 

 imo et uropygio virescenti-nigris ; supracaudalibus et 

 Cauda cyanescenti-caeruleis ; alls sicut in mari ; gula 

 virescenti-nigra ; gutture et pectore summo obscure 

 castaneis, obsolete nigro transfasciolatis, plumis subtus 

 plus minusve virescenti tinctis ; abdomine summo vires - 

 centi-brunneOj medio et imo brunnescentibus, nigro 

 transfasciolatis, medio phimarum apicibus cyaneis, omni- 

 bus subtus cyaneo-virescentibus ; hypocbondrii plumis 

 longis, obscure brunneis, nigro transfasciolatis, subtus 

 virescenti-cyaneis ; tibiis nigris ; crisso et subcaudalibus 

 rufescentibus ; cauda subtus virescenti-cyanea transfas- 

 ciolata; rostro flavido-albo ; pedibus brunnescentibus (?) ; 

 iride brunnea : long. tot. circa 270, al. 153, caud. 94, 

 rostr. culm. 32, rostr. hiat. 36, tars. 48 millim, 



Male. Front and sides of the head, neck, and shoulders 

 satiny black, with dark yellowish-green metallic sheen, 

 which disappears behind; eyelashes long, white, silky; 

 behind the eye a naked spot; back of head and nape 

 dark cherry-brown. Back greenish blue mixed with black. 

 Wings above blue, in front brighter, the lesser and middle 

 coverts edged with bright blue, as also the tertiaries on the 

 inner webs ; inner webs of the wings black ; breast-shield 

 with long feathers, blackish, in certain lights alternately 



