J78 SPLENDID SUN-BIRD. 



ncath. On the sides of this beautiful bird spring two 

 axillary tufts of pale lemon-yellow. The breast, 

 belly, and flanks, wings and tail, are deep black, 

 the latter edged with golden green. In this spe- 

 cies also the tail-coverts are of an unusual form, 

 very nearly as long as the feathers of the tail, the 

 webs very ample, loose, and unconnected. The legs, 



feet, and bill are black. The female, according to 

 Le Vaillant, is entirely of an " earthy brown," paler 

 beneath, tinted with olive on the wings and tail, 

 the last having the lateral feathers bordered exte- 

 riorly with dirty white ; the bill and feet blackish 

 brown. The young resemble the female. 



