40 n. n. GOODALE. 



— Lower throat: distal half, deep claret; proximal half slate, some- 

 times stippled or spotted with buff. Breast: distal half claret; 

 remainder slate, becoming white at base, usually stippled with 

 bufT (Fig. 4, A); sometimes numerous transverse vermiculations 

 are present (Fig. 4, B) ; less frequently, still other slight modifica- 

 tions may occur. Keel (Fig. 5,A,B) and laterals •} light gray be- 

 coming darker proximally; distal half traversed by numerous 

 transverse slate colored vermiculations;- near the breast region 

 the tip of the feather may be shaded with faint claret (Fig. 5, B). 

 Posterior to vent: (Fig. 8, /) similar to preceding, but the slate 

 vermiculations are much broader and often become confluent, 

 forming patches. Sides posterior to folded wing : (Fig. 8, /) similar 

 to keel but much lighter; vermiculations often broken; proximally: 

 slate at base, but more distally often changes abruptly to white. 

 Under tail converts: black becoming lighter toward the base; ex- 

 posed surface with metallic sheen. Dorsal surface. — Lower neck 

 near body : slate, becoming somewhat lighter toward the base ; light 

 gray vermiculations distally (Fig. 6, A). Passing back along the 

 back the gray vermiculations tend to disappear except at the edge 

 of the feathers. The slate also gradually gives place to black which 

 as it nears the rump becomes metallic blue or green on its exposed 

 surface. Rump (Fig. 7, A), upper tail coverts and sex feathers: 

 black with metallic green or blue on the exposed surface; vermi- 

 culations rarely occur. Main tail, primaries and primary coverts: 

 dull brownish black. Secondaries: a narrow white band across 

 the tip; remainder, outer surface, dorsal side of vane: dull 

 brownish black ; ventral side of vane : next to white tip a narrow 

 velvety black band; the rest, except for a narrow dull band 

 near the base is brilliant changeable purple, blue or green; inner 

 surface, dull brownish black. The innermost secondaries: slate, 

 often with velvety black. Secondary coverts: velvety black 

 band across the lip, then a narrow white band, remainder brown- 

 ish black. Remainder of upper surface of wing: brownish black. 

 The feathers at the anterior edge have gray vermiculations which 

 disappear posteriorly. Scapulars: various modifications of the 



'On the sides of the body just beneath the edge of the folded wing is an elongated 

 patch of very large feathers, which I have thus designated. 



*I have arbitrarily called the narrowest bands vermiculations. 



