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greon ; tail green, with an apioal grey 



band above, white beneath 27. Pt. iozonus, p. 547. 



b' Shoulders violet-grey, bordered beneath 

 by deep purple ; tail green, with a sub- 

 terminal grey band on lower surface only 28. Pt. k'imeralis, p. 548. 

 '. Shoulders violet-grey ; tail green above, 



beneath black, with an apical white band 29. Pt.johicnsis, p. 548. 

 d'. Bony protuberance on forehead ; 

 shoulders and patch on back light grey ; 



tail bright green, apical third ashy grey 30. Pt. insolitus, p. 549. 

 f>. Bluish grey band on each side of breast ; 

 purple spot on centre of abdomen ; wing- 

 coverts, scapulars, and tertials tipped 

 with yellow 31. Pt. nanus, p. 549. 



c. Front, crown and lores, moustaches, and spot 



on the breast greyish blue ; superciliary 

 stripe, chin, throat, lower parts of abdo- 

 men, and under tail-coverts lemon-yellow 32. Pt. monachus, p. 550. 



d . Front and crown bright carmine ; sides of 



head and neck and breast light grey ; 

 chin and throat white ; large purplish red 

 spot on lower part of breast ; abdomen 



and under tail-coverts orange 33. Pt. pulchellus, p. 551. 



c. Head and neck light grey ; occiput and 

 back of neck black ; throat yellow. 

 a'. Orissum and short under tail-coverts yel- 

 low, long ones carmine 34. Pi. melanoccphalus, p. 551. 



b'. Throat-mark narrow ; crissum yellow, 



washed with orange 35. Pt. melanospilus, p, 552. 



e'. Throat-mark narrow ; black bar on nape 



small; crissum orange-yellow 30. Pt. chrysorrhous, p. 553. 



d'. Lower parts of abdomen and crissum rich 



orange 37. Pt. xanthorrhous, p. 553. 



/. Head and neck rose-colour, graduating into 

 carmine on the breast, beneath which is 

 a broad white band, followed by another 



of blackish green 38. Pt. poiyhgreus, p. 553. 



g. Throat, crown, and sides of face in front 

 scarlet, chin and throat black ; middle of 

 breast rose-colour; under tail-coverts 



chestnut 39. Pt.jambn, p. 554. 



k. Throat white or pale grey. 



«'. Scapulars and tertials grey, margined 



with green. 



a". Top of head bright carmine ; mantle, 



neck, and breast bluish grey ; lower 



part of breast crossed by a white 



band, succeeded by a broad one of 



deep orange ; shoulders deep orange 40. Pt. ivallacei, p. 555. 

 b". Forehead deep orange; crown and 

 occiput yellowish green ; back and 

 upper part of breast plumbeous ; 



underparts yellowish green..... 41. Pt. aurantiifrons, p. 55R 



c". Shoidders dark purplish red; lower 

 parts of throat dark yellow ; breast 

 dark ochre ; tail dark green, with a 

 light-yellow apical band. 



1. Top of head and sides of face pur- 



plish red 42. Pt. ornatus, p. 556. 



2. Top of head and sides of face olive- 



yellow 43. Pt. gestroi, p. 557 . 



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