of the Ethiopian Region. 481 



maries spotted with yellowish^ the inner webs of all having 

 large spots of yellowish white, some of the innermost quills 

 having the apical portion of the inner webs golden olive ; 

 shafts black, the under surface yellowish ; upper tail-coverts 

 olive-dusky ; tail black, the penultimate feather spotted on 

 the outer web only, the dwarf one being spotted at the tip, 

 as well as on the outer web, with huffy white ; shafts black, 

 the under surface dusky, and whitish at the base ; forehead, 

 crown, and occiput olive, the extreme tips of the feathers of 

 the crown and occiput dull crimson ; hind neck golden olive, 

 spotted with golden yellow ; lores bufl', the feathers ti^^ped 

 with olive ; superciliary stripe, running as far as the nape, 

 olive, striped with pale green; from under the middle of the 

 eye, including the ear-coverts, and continued down the side 

 of the neck, a large and broad patch of deep chocolate- 

 brown, inclining to rufous on the side of the neck ; cheeks, 

 likewise from the chin to the under tail-coverts, inclusive, 

 dusky olive, brighter on the breast, flanks, and thighs, 

 the whole spotted with buff on the dull ground and yel- 

 lowish buff upon the olive ground ; under wing-coverts 

 and axillaries uniform pale greenish yellow ; " eyes dark 

 brown ; feet greenish " {Lucan ^ Petit) . Total length 7"3 

 inches, culmen 1'05, wing 4'15, tail 2'5, tarsus 0*72; toes 

 (without claws) — outer anterior 0*63, outer posterior 0*57, 

 inner anterior 0*45, inner j)osterior 0'27. 



Younger male. Like the fully adult, but less golden on the 

 upper parts; quills browner, and the light spots upon the 

 inner webs confluent ; the feathers of the forehead, crown, and 

 occiput more sparingly tipped with red; the light markings 

 over the eye aiid upon the side of the neck more verdigris- 

 green, this colour showing faintly upon the cheeks ; the patch 

 upon the side of the face and neck slightly olive ; the chin, 

 throat, and under surface of the body less rich in colour and 

 the spotting paler yellow and not buff; under wing-coverts 

 pale buff, washed with verdigris-green, but less so than in the 

 adult; the dwarf rectrice without spot. 



Adult female. Different from the adult male in having the 

 forehead, crown, and occiput blackish olive ; the upper 



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