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HALCYONIDJ;. 



The whole length about seven inches. From the carpal 

 joint to the end of the wing, three inches : the first four 

 quill-feathers nearly equal in length, but the second and 

 third are rather longer than the first and fourth. 



The female has rather a smaller beak than the male, and 

 her plumage is rather darker ; there is otherwise but little 

 difference. 



Young birds have the beak wholly black, and the irides 

 darker reddish brown. 



