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feather with a white shaft-streak. The 

 remaining upper plumage is deep grey, 

 each feather with a narrow stripe of pale 

 green bounded on either side by a black 

 stripe, and many of the tail-coverts with 

 broad crimson margins. The first ten 

 quills of the wing are brown, each with a 

 white shaft-streak which becomes broader 

 near the tip of the feather. The tail-feathers 

 are pale grey, becoming black at the base, 

 and each feather margined with crimson. 

 The chin and throat are crimson, most of 

 the feathers with yellowish tips and shafts. 

 The sides of the neck and a gorget under 

 the throat are green, each feather margined 

 with black. The lower plumage is pale 

 green, each feather margined darker on 

 both sides and the breast more or less 

 blotched with crimson. The feathers 

 under the tail are crimson tipped with 

 yellow. 



The female has the forehead and the 

 front part of the crown, with the sides of 

 the head, rather bright ferruginous. The 

 crest and the hindneck are slate-colour. 

 The whole upper plumage and closed 

 wings are reddish brown, very finely 

 vermiculated all over with dark brown or 

 black. The tail is dark brown, a good 

 deal mottled with reddish brown. The 



