PACHYPTILA BANKSI.— Smith. 



AvES. — Plate LV. (Female.) 



P. supra grisea ; capite superne, cervice, interscapularibusque bniiineo-tinctis ; alarum tectricibus minori- 

 bus apicibusque scapularium brunneo-rubris ; cauda grisea, flavo-griseo-tincta, plumarum apicibus 

 sordid^ brunneis. Fascia purpurea brumieo-rubro-tincta trans oculum, pectorisque latcribus nitide 

 griseis ; infra alba. Oculis brunneis. llostro livide brunneo, versus apicem superne viride-albu- 

 nebulato. Pedibus brunneo-rubris. 



LoNGiTUDO ab apice rostri ad basin cauJae G unc. 3 lin. ; caudee 3 uuc. 9 lin. 



Colour. — The upper surface of the head and the back of the neck dark 

 pearl-grey obscured with brown, the latter darkest on the head ; the sides of 

 the neck, behind the ears, and a half collar on the breast, in front of the 

 wings, intermediate between blueish and pearl-grey. Eyebrows, and the 

 space between the eyes, and the base of the bill white, the latter sparingly 

 mottled with dusky points ; the sides of the head, before and below the eyes, 

 together with a band, in continuation of the latter, which extends to nearly 

 half an inch beyond the ear coverts, dark lavender-purple, tinged with 

 brownish red. The interscapulars, scapulars, and back, dirty pearl-grey, the 

 first distinctly tinted with brown, the last strongly glossed with lavender- 

 purple. The lesser wing coverts, and the tips of the scapulars dull brownish 

 red, mellowed with grey, and each feather distinctly margined with the same 

 colour. The primary quill coverts light brownish red ; the outer vanes of 

 the secondaries, and their inner vanes at the tips, pearl-grey, tinted with 

 brown, the remainder of the inner vanes grey-white, with a satin gloss. The 

 outer vanes and points of the first four primary quill feathers dull chocolate- 

 brown, margined with pearl-grey, the inner vanes close to the shafts, a pale 

 tint of the same colour, more internally yellowish white, the rest of the quill 

 feathers dull pearl-grey, each internally margined with white, the outer vanes 

 and more especially the points of the feathers tinted with brown. Tail 

 feathers pearl-grey, more or less tinged with yellowish grey, the edges of the 

 inner vanes lightest ; the points of the feathers chocolate-brown, which colour 

 is only appreciable, or at least distinct, on the two external ones of each side 

 immediately after the bird has moulted. Chin, sides of neck inferiorly, throat, 

 breast, belly, vent, and under tail coverts clear white. Bill livid brown, 

 towards tip clouded with dirty greenish white. Legs and toes light brownish 

 red ; webs yellowish brown. Eyes deep brown. 



Form, &c. — Figure rather full, head of moderate size. Bill broad at the 

 base, narrow and slender near and at the point ; the upper mandible is 

 strongly hooked, the margin of the lower anteriorly, distinctly arched, and 

 the point of the mandible, which is acute, is curved downwards. Nasal tube 

 depressed and anteriorly terminated by two nostrils ; culmen obtuse and 

 depressed below the level both of the nasal tube and the base of the hook 



