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yond the rest of the tail. The upper parts of the 

 back, sides of the neck, and scapulars, are of a dark 

 reddish chestnut, inclining to blood-red ; the centre 

 of the back appears to be deep black, and there is 

 a trace of the pale yellow band on the rump which 

 prevails through this group ; the wings are brown- 

 ish black. On the under surface of the bird* the 

 chin and throat, the fore parts of the neck between 

 the two stripes, and entire breast, are very deep 

 black ; the vent and under tail-coverts are greenish 

 grey ; the sides and under surface of the wings pale 

 yellowish white ; bill and legs are nearly black. 



* In these parts the specimen is considerably mutilated. 



