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rendered remarkably conspicuous by the singularly pointed 

 form of the smaller end, and by their small size as compared 

 with that of the bird ; but, above all, by the form and 

 disposition of the markings, which are as if traced by the 

 hand of a person who had amused himself by attempting to 

 cover the surface with fantastic streaks, blotches, and con- 

 torted curves from end to end. 



Back of the head, line down the back of the neck, tips of 

 the shoulders, under surface of the wing, flanks, and a broad 

 band crossing the chest and abdomen deep bluish black ; 

 chin and throat white ; orbits, ear-coverts, sides of the neck 

 and breast pale glossy orange, the white and the orange 

 gradually blending into each other; back and scapularies 

 bronzy olive-green, becoming nearly black at the base of the 

 neck and on the rump ; wing-coverts olive-brown ; the re- 

 mainder of the wing and tail greenish black ; vent and under 

 tail-coverts buffy white ; irides light sulphur-yellow ; eyelash 

 light ash-grey; bill greenish grey at the extreme tip, then 

 black to near the nostrils ; the basal portion of the upper 

 mandible and the helmet aurora-red ; base of the lower 

 mandible light primrose-yellow ; fore part of the tibia red, 

 with a mixture in patches of yellow and greenish grey ; 

 hinder part of the tibia, tarsi, and toes dark greenish grey. 



The young differs in having all the under surface white, 

 crown of the head and occiput reddish chestnut, the Ihie 

 down the back of the neck brown, and the back reddish 

 brown, each feather margined with a still redder hue ; only 

 an indication of the helmet ; irides light brown, and the bill 

 aurora-red, with the exception of the base of the lower 

 mandible, which is light yellowish white. 



