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bronzed green ; the base of the others are of the same 

 rufous colour with that of the male ; next there is a 

 band of bronzed green, nearly equal in breadth with 

 the reddish colour, and this again is succeeded by a 

 white conspicuous tip to each feather. 



The nest is remarkable for warmth and compact- 

 ness ; the sides being formed almost entirely of cot- 

 tony substances, and only on the outside patched with 

 the leaves of lichens. 



In distribution this species seems to have a wide 

 range, is common in most of the West India islands, 

 resides many parts of the southern continent. 



