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  On 
  the 
  Species 
  of 
  the 
  Family 
  Pittidse. 
  

  

  the 
  lower 
  rump^ 
  of 
  which 
  there 
  is 
  uo 
  trace 
  in 
  the 
  bird 
  itself?^ 
  

   In 
  the 
  four 
  males 
  now 
  before 
  me 
  two 
  have 
  the 
  lower 
  belly 
  

   and 
  crissura 
  dull 
  pinkish 
  white 
  ; 
  as 
  these 
  feathers 
  are 
  long 
  

   they 
  often 
  (as 
  in 
  other 
  skins 
  of 
  true 
  Eucichlce) 
  get 
  crossed 
  over 
  

   the 
  upper 
  tail-covertSj 
  and 
  in 
  this 
  position 
  they 
  have 
  doubtless 
  

   been 
  depicted 
  by 
  the 
  artist. 
  

  

  5. 
  EUCICHLA 
  BOSCHI. 
  

  

  Eucichla 
  boschi, 
  Scl. 
  op. 
  cit. 
  p. 
  447. 
  

  

  The 
  dark 
  blue 
  breast^ 
  white 
  throat, 
  and 
  white 
  edgings 
  to 
  the 
  

   wing-coverts 
  and 
  secondaries 
  ally 
  this 
  species 
  to 
  E. 
  baudi, 
  

   while 
  its 
  long 
  dark 
  blue 
  tail 
  and 
  golden-orange 
  superciliary 
  

   stripe 
  assimilate 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  next 
  species. 
  

  

  " 
  Irides 
  dark 
  brown 
  ; 
  bill 
  black 
  ; 
  legs 
  in 
  front 
  dirty 
  blue, 
  

   behind 
  pale 
  straw-colour'^ 
  {H. 
  0. 
  Forbes). 
  

  

  The 
  young 
  in 
  first 
  plumage 
  is 
  similar 
  to 
  the 
  adult 
  female, 
  

   but 
  without 
  any 
  yellow 
  or 
  orange 
  on 
  the 
  superciliary 
  stripe, 
  

   which 
  is 
  yellowish 
  brown, 
  the 
  feathers 
  slightly 
  edged 
  with 
  

   black 
  ; 
  the 
  throat 
  is 
  pale 
  whitish 
  brown, 
  the 
  feathers 
  being 
  

   edged 
  with 
  black 
  on 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  neck 
  ; 
  the 
  white 
  on 
  the 
  

   wing-coverts 
  is 
  less, 
  and 
  the 
  tail 
  is 
  of 
  a 
  lighter 
  blue 
  ; 
  the 
  bill 
  

   has 
  been 
  tipped 
  with 
  some 
  lighter 
  colour, 
  probably 
  yellow. 
  

  

  Males 
  in 
  not 
  quite 
  full 
  plumage 
  (probably 
  the 
  second 
  

   moult) 
  differ 
  from 
  the 
  fully 
  adult 
  male 
  slightly; 
  the 
  orange 
  

   on 
  the 
  head 
  does 
  not 
  commence 
  so 
  near 
  the 
  eye, 
  and 
  the 
  

   feathers 
  of 
  the 
  flanks 
  are 
  also 
  slightly 
  barred 
  with 
  orange, 
  as 
  

   in 
  E. 
  baudi. 
  

  

  6. 
  Eucichla 
  schwanert. 
  

  

  Eucichla 
  schwaneri, 
  Scl. 
  op. 
  cit. 
  p. 
  446. 
  

  

  I 
  did 
  not 
  note 
  the 
  colour 
  of 
  the 
  soft 
  parts 
  in 
  this 
  species, 
  

   but 
  I 
  should 
  imagine 
  bluish 
  grey 
  would 
  be 
  the 
  colour 
  of 
  the 
  

   legs 
  and 
  feet— 
  not 
  brown 
  as 
  is 
  given 
  in 
  the 
  B. 
  M. 
  Catalogue. 
  

  

  The 
  young 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  I 
  have 
  not 
  seen. 
  

  

  7. 
  Eucichla 
  cyanura. 
  

  

  Eucichla 
  cyanur 
  a, 
  Scl. 
  op. 
  cit. 
  p. 
  445. 
  

  

  In 
  this 
  species 
  there 
  is 
  less 
  white 
  on 
  the 
  wing-coverts 
  than 
  

   in 
  E. 
  schwaneri. 
  The 
  bill 
  is 
  black, 
  the 
  iris 
  blackish 
  brown, 
  

   and 
  the 
  legs 
  dull 
  bluish 
  grey. 
  

  

  