partially defended by incumbent hairs; at the angle of the 

 mouth is a row of short, stifFbrisdes ; a black line commences 

 from the nostrils, passes under the eye, and terminates with 

 the ears. The upper part of the head, neck, and between the 

 wings, rufous. The rump and upper tail-covers pale blue : the 

 chin and throat sulphur tinged with rufous, where an irregular 

 and narrow collar of black crosses the neck. The remaining 

 under parts yellowish-green. Wings and quills fulvous green, 

 the latter tipt with black, and all the inner shafts more or less 

 rufous : the second quill longest, and the lesser quills and tail- 

 feathers notched at their tips. Tail green, slightly forked; the 

 tips and under side dusky-black, and three inches and a half 

 long. Wings, when closed, four inches one line in length. Vent 

 blueish-white. 



The females in this genus may generally be distinguished by 

 the two middle tail-feathers being but slightly or not at all elon^ 

 gated. 



