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Head, throat and under surface light green; the feathers on the 
sides of the neck slightly margined at the tip with black ; at the nape 
a broad band of beautiful yellow; back, scapularies and wing-coverts 
dark green, the latter with paler edges; first primary black on the 
inner web and deep blue on the outer, the inner webs of the remain- 
ing primaries black; the basal third of their outer webs green, and 
for the remainder of their length deep blue, the whole very slightly 
tipped with buff; first four primaries black on their inner webs ; their 
outer webs crimson for more than the basal half of their length, then 
green, and lastly deep blue, the two latter colours gradually blend- 
ing into each other ; the rest of the secondaries black on their inner 
and green on their outer webs, with a spot of deep blue near the ex- 
tremity ; tail yellowish green, crossed on the middle by a broad band 
of dark green, the three lateral feathers with a patch of crimson on 
their inner webs; basal portion of the inner webs of all the wing- 
feathers on their under surface deep grass-green; bill horn-colour ; 
feet mealy white. 
Total length, 14 inches ; bill, 12; wing, 9; tail, 53; tarsi, 1. 
Hab. Shores of South America and the Pacific. 
In the collection of the Zoological Society. 
Coccyzus FERRUGINEUS. Cocc. capite cinereo, dorso alisque satu- 
rate ferrugineo-fuscis, colore ad apices remigum primorum palles- 
cente ; caudd in medio fuscd, gradatim ad rectrices externas albes- 
cente ; corpore subtis fulvo. 
Head grey, tinged on the crown with ferruginous ; back and wings 
dark rusty-brown, becoming paler towards the extremities of the 
primaries, which are brown on their inner webs at the tip; two cen- 
tre tail-feathers sandy buff, passing into brown at the tip; the two 
next on each side sandy at the base, deepening into brown, which is 
darkest on the outer web; that nearest the central feathers slightly, 
and the next largely tipped with white; the two lateral feathers on 
each side buff at the base, passing into white, the inner one of the 
two with a line of brown down the basal two-thirds of its length ; 
all the under surface buff, palest on the throat ; bill olive-black, under 
mandible yellow at the base; feet black. 
Total length, 114 inches; bill, 13; wing, 54; tail, 64; tarsi, 1. 
Hab. Cocos island, North Pacific. 
In the collection of the Zoological Society. 
PENELOPE LEUCOGASTRA. Pene. capite et collo superiore olivaceo- 
fuscis, singulis plumis cinereo marginatis ; corpore superiore et alis 
splendide fuscis nitore metallico; caudd @neo-viridi, rectricibus 
externis late albo marginatis ; ubdomine et femoribus albis. 
Head and upper part of the neck olive-brown, each feather mar- 
gined with grey; back, wings and upper tail-coverts rich brown 
with a bronzy lustre ; tail bronzy-green margined with bronzy-brown, 
all but the two centre feathers broadly tipped with pure white ; chest 
dull brown, gradually passing into the white of the abdomen, thighs 
and vent; under tail-coverts light buff; bill and feet black. 
