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upper part of the breast rich amethystine purple, 

 forming the gular patch ; the remaining under parts 

 deep primrose-yellow. 



In the female, above, there is no coronal patch ; 

 the nead, neck, and mantle, yellowish oil-crreen ; 

 the lesser covers, lower back, and upper tail-covers 

 are of the same colour as in the male, but with a 

 slighter tinge of the varying bluish purple ; the 

 wings and tail umber-brown ; the lower parts en- 

 tirely dark primrose-yellow, deepest on the throat 

 and breast : the bill, legs, and feet seem to have 

 been wood-brown. 



