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mentioned by the Rev. G. Low, in his 'Fauna Orca- 

 densis,' but they doubtless must have been the joint 

 contribution of two birds. 



One is a bright green ground, blotted over with 

 many brown and a few dark grey spots. 



A second is a dull reddish brown ground, with 

 large and small darker blots of the same colour, chiefly 

 at the base, where they are run together. 



A third is a bluish green ground, with markings 

 of rust-colour, and brown, green, and grey spots and 

 blots. 



A fourth is a light greenish yellow, with fine large 

 blots and wide waves of dark and light brown. 



A fifth is a very pale green ground, most elegantly 

 marked and striated with spots and streaks all over of 

 brown, and a few black-hair streaks at the base. 



A sixth is of a faint yellowish white ground, with 

 a few blots of grey, and spotted over with small spots 

 of yellowish brown. 



A seventh is a yellowish white ground, blotted and 

 spotted over, more towards the thicker end, with large 

 yellowish brown markings. 



Another is a fine yellowish green ground, with 

 some dark greyish brown markings towards the base, the 

 other part is spotted over with a lighter yellowish- 

 brown. 



A ninth is a very pale yellowish-green ground, 

 with a very large rich dark brown mark towards the 

 base, and a few spots of the same colour. 



A tenth is a light reddish brown, blotted and 

 spotted over with darker brown. 



