DARK-BREASTED SUN-BIRD. 227 



the chin, throat, and breast are of the deep steel- 

 blue which forms the pectoral adornment whence 

 the species has been named, the chin being very 

 dark, and along the centre of the throat and neck 

 being of a decidedly purple tint, and showing a 

 defined longitudinal band. The remaining under 

 parts are king's-yellow, slightly paler towards the 

 vent ; the axillary tufts of a deeper shade. Hors- 

 field states that the female is distinguished by the 

 want of the dark colour on the breast; and by 

 Temminck she is represented as of a hair-brown 

 above, the under parts greyish white, with a slight 

 trare of yellow in the centre of the belly. Bill 

 black, tarsi and feet dark blackish brown. 



