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velvet black, indistinctly barred transversely with blue and 

 black at the base of the outer web ; the last tertials of 

 a rich chestnut colour, particularly on the inner web; 

 rump and upper tail-coverts pure white ; tail-feathers dull 

 black, indistinctly barred at the base ; the outer tail- 

 feather on each side the lightest in colour, approaching to 

 brown ; chin greyish white ; breast and belly reddish buff 

 colour ; vent and under tail-coverts dull white ; the under 

 surface of wings and tail-feathers smoke grey ; legs, toes, 

 and claws, pale brown. 



The whole length of the specimen described thirteen 

 inches and three-quarters. From the carpal joint to the 

 end of the wing seven inches and one-eighth ; the first fea- 

 ther about two inches and a half long ; the second feather 

 about four inches and a half, and one inch shorter than the 

 third; the fourth, fifth, and sixth feathers nearly equal, 

 and the longest in the wing. 



There is scarcely any describable difference in the plu- 

 mage of the two sexes. 



