202 GAME SHOAL-WATER FOWL. 



length, rather broad, much rounded, of sixteen 

 rounded feathers. 



Upper mandible bright-red at the base, yellow- 

 ish at the sides; the intermediate space along 

 the ridge and the unguis black, as in the lower 

 mandible and its membrane. Iris and edges of 

 eyelids bright red. Feet dull orange. Claws 

 black. Upper part of the head and space be- 

 tween the bill and the eye deep green and 

 highly glossed; below the latter space a patch 

 of dark purple, and a larger one of the same 

 color, but lighter, behind the eye ; sides of the 

 neck, its hind parts under the crest, and the mid- 

 dle all round very dark purple. Throat for 

 more than three inches pure white, with a 

 process on each side a little beyond the 

 eye, and another nearly half way down the 

 throat. Sides of the neck and its lower part 

 anteriorly reddish-purple ; each feather on the 

 latter with a triangular white tijD. Middle of 

 the neck behind, back, and rump very dark red- 

 dish-brown; the latter deeper and tinged with 

 green. Upper tail-coverts and tail greenish-black. 

 Some of the lateral tail-coverts dull reddish-pur- 

 ple ; a few on either side with their filaments 

 light-red. Smaller wing-coverts, alula, and pri- 



