384> CLASS AVES. 



The Epimachus PromeJiL Epimachus Magnijicu.s. 

 Cuv. Vieil. Prom. 16. 



Of a velvet-black, tail moderate, and a little forked ; 

 head and chest, shining with the most beautiful- 

 polished-steel blue ; the feathers of the flanks are 

 elongated, slender, and black. 



Epimachus Regius. 

 Less, and Garn. Voy. de Duperrey. pi. 28. 

 Ptiloris ParadiscBUS. Swainson. 



Of a purple black ; the upper part of the head, and 

 top of chest of a brilliant green ; the feathers of the 

 flanks are rounded, edged with green.* 



• Certhia Antarctica, Garnot. Ann. Sci. Nat. 1826. 

 Beak and feet black ; throat variegated, yellow and ferrugineous ; head 

 and body, entirely reddish-brown; ferrugineous under the wings. 



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