BUFF-BACKED HERO^. 93 



the web. Neck behind and nape, shining white; chin, throat, 

 and breast above, white, tinged with golden yellow, the latter 

 below pure white; back above, white, on the middle part 

 brilliant orange, and the filaments of the feathers sufficiently 

 long to reach beyond the ends of the closed wings; on the 

 lower part again the back is white. 



Greater and lesser wing coverts, primaries, secondaries, 

 tertiaries, greater and lesser under wing coverts, tail, and tail 

 coverts, all shining white. Legs, yellow, . the joints darker 

 and tinged with lead-colour; toes, also darker yellow, and 

 tinged with lead-colour. The middle claw is pectinated. 



The male and female are alike in plumage. 



Young; bill, orange yellow; iris, pale yellow; crown of the 

 head, buff; the feathers on the back a little elongated, but 

 scarcely to be called a crest; neck on the upper part in front, 

 buff, on the lower part the feathers are more elongated, and, 

 though not slender, hang detached over the upper part of the 

 breast. Nape, chin, throat, breast, and back, snowy white. 

 The wings, when closed, completely cover the tail. Greater 

 and lesser wing coverts, primaries, secondaries, tertiaries, 

 greater and lesser under wing coverts, and the tail, which is 

 slightly forked, and tail coverts, all snowy white. Legs on 

 the joints, and the bare part above them for about an inch 

 and a half, nearly black, tinged with green; toes and claws 

 also nearly black, with a tinge of green. 



