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the wing a very peculiar indentation. In No. 1, the 

 new primaries (the ninth and tenth) project about one 

 inch beyond the coverts, are lavender along each side of 

 the shaft, gradually shading to black towards the edges 

 and tips, the edges rich buff '2 wide ; the new 

 secondaries rich buff, with black stripe '3 in width, 

 along outer web, leaving a narrow border of buff' ; one 

 of the central rectrices, new, 4 in. long. No. 4 has the 

 colours the brightest of any I have seen. Abdominal 

 band rich velvety black ; pencillings of chest-band very 

 clear ; three inner primaries moulted. No. 7, female, 

 is the most forward in moult. A few scapulars, one of 

 the elongated tail-feathers, 3"8 in. in length ; the 

 secondaries, and the three inner primaries with their 

 coverts, new ; the eighth and ninth primaries almost full- 

 grown ; the tenth is hidden by the coverts. The black 

 on the new primaries, not so well defined in outline as 

 in those of the males, giving the centre of these feathers 

 a mottled appearance. Abdominal band dark umber; 

 gular band distinct ; no trace of chest-band. This is 

 the only bird which shows any new body-feathers." 



As regards the Furness district above mentioned 

 {sujira, p. 177), the Kev. H. A. Macpherson wrote the 

 following: — "On the present occasion Mr. W. Duck- 

 worth visited Walney on June 4th (1888) and subse- 

 quently. He ascertained on that date the presence of a 

 flock of fourteen, and another of seven, the birds having 

 arrived on May 19th. Between that date and June 

 18th, seven were shot and sent to a taxidermist at 

 Barrow. On June 11th a flock of forty, and another of 

 seventeen, appeared at the north end of Walney ; and 

 on June 17th a flock of eight were seen at the south 

 end of the island." — Ed.l 



