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the head, and hence the French name " Iriple bandeau ,•" 

 tlie forehead greyish ^vhite, tinged with red ; the crest large, 

 and of a much more vivid reddish colour than that of the 

 same parts in the Gold Crest ; the nape, back, and upper 

 tail-coverts, olive green, but with less of the broAvn and more 

 of the yellow than in the other species, particularly on the 

 sides of the neck ; great coverts of the primaries tipped with 

 white ; base of the secondaries black ; wing and tail-feathers 

 brownish black, edged with green ; the tail-feathers longer 

 than those of the Gold Crest ; all the under parts greyish 

 white ; legs, toes, and claws, brown. 



Whole length near four inches. From the carpus to the 

 end of the primaries, two inches : the first quill very short ; 

 the second shorter than the third ; the fourth and fifth nearly 

 equal, and the longest in the wing. 



In the female of this species, as observed by Sir William 

 Jardine, the cheek bands are less obvious, and the plumage 

 generally not so vivid as that of the male, but may be im- 

 mediately distinguished from the female of the last de- 

 scribed species by having the crest orange, Avhich in the 

 other is lemon yellow. 



The young of the year are stated by Mr. Jenyns, " to be 

 distinguished from those of the last species by the longer 

 and broader bill ; cheeks cinereous, without any appearance 

 of the longitudinal streaks ; crest of a pale lemon yellow, 

 scarcely developed ; forehead, and sides of the neck, cine- 

 reous ; upper parts not so bright as in the adult ; under parts 

 cinereous, tinged with yellow. 



