236 IBIDTD^. 



tertials dark maroon-brown with brilliant green and purple 

 reflections ; wing-primaries dark brownish-black, tinged 

 with green; tail-feathers brownish-black, tinged with purple; 

 breast, sides, and belly, deep reddish-brown, like the neck ; 

 the under surface of the wings, the flanks and under tail- 

 coverts, dark brown ; the legs and toes bronzed-brown, the 

 claws olive-brown. 



The whole length of the bird is about twenty-two inches. 

 From the carpal joint to the end of the wing ten inches and 

 three-quarters ; the first quill-feather shorter than the second 

 and third, which are nearly equal in length and the longest 

 in the wing. 



In young birds the head, cheeks, and upper part of the 

 neck behind are dull clove-brown, intermixed with short 

 hair-like streaks of greyish-white ; on the throat in front, 

 one and sometimes more patches of dull greyish-white, 

 placed rather transversely ; the Avhole of the body above 

 and below, the wings and the tail, dull uniform liver-brown, 

 with very little of the glossy tints observable in older birds, 

 which are obtained gradually. When barely able to fly, the 

 plumage is entirely brown, with a faint lustre on the wings. 



The nestling is covered with a close black down, with a 

 yellowish V-shaped band over the crown ; throat barred with 

 dull white ; bill yellow, with a black tip, and a black band 

 across both mandibles near the base ; legs and feet dull 

 flesh-colour. 



