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tint in some lights, and having that colour predomi- 

 nating on the lower parts of the back ; the wings 

 darker, inclining to umber-brown; the tail black, 

 and with the same distribution of white on the tips 

 of the feathers as In N. pectoralis. Underneath, the 

 chin, throat, and upper part of the breast are deep 

 steel-blue, appearing intensely dark in the centre. 

 This dark colour does not extend so far down as in 

 the last, but at the side there are a few dark brown 

 feathers, indicating a narrow terminal band of that 

 colour ; the remaining under parts are dull king's 

 yellow, paler towards the vent ; the axillary tufts 

 ample, and deep king's yellow ; bill, tarsi, and feet 

 black. 



Our next plates will represent a series of rich 

 coloured birds, having the tail either much gradu- 

 ated, or with the centre feathers disproportionally 

 exceeding the graduation, as to appear somewhat 

 like the corresponding species in Africa. These 

 appear to be most frequent in Northern and Alpine 

 India, the Himalaya range, Nipaul, c., and may 



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