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but this we shall take no farther notice of. It 

 seems to inhabit both Abyssinia and Sierra Leone, 

 and according to Mr. Salt, clings to the branches 

 of trees like a woodpecker. Not having the ori- 

 ginal specimen before us, from which our first de- 

 scription was taken, we are compelled to omit the 

 details of its measurement. 



Total length, 6 inches; bill blackish, with two 

 distinct teeth in the upper mandible ; general co- 

 lour of the whole plumage glossy black, except the 

 fore part (and sides) of the head and of the throat, 

 which are of a bright crimson ; the wings and tail 

 are dark brown ; the external margin, both of the 

 greater and lesser wing- covers are whitish, while 

 those of the lesser quills and tertials are sulphur- 

 yellow; the inner wing-covers are entirely white. 

 Tail black, 2 inches long ; the feathers broad and 

 even. 



