ROSTRATULA CAPENSIS 185 



vivid green and with a decided touch of grey or phmibeous, more 

 especially about the joints. 



The female, which is shown in an active position, should have 

 had the feathers above the white loreal patch slightly erected. 



The white scapulars give one the impression in the picture of 

 peering out from under the tertiaries or inner secondaries ; as a rule, 

 however, these show through between the upper scapulars and the 

 adjoining wing-coverts. 



