VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW. 599 
Wings very long, extending far beyond the tail, very narrow, slightly 
falciform ; the primaries tapering to an obtuse point; the first quill 
longest, the second almost equal, the rest rapidly diminishing ; six of 
the secondaries emarginate. ‘Tail of moderate length, emarginate, the 
middle feathers four-twelfths shorter than the lateral ; all rounded. 
Bill black ; iris brown ; feet dusky. The upper part of the head deep 
green gradually shaded into the dark purple of the hind neck ; the back 
rich grass-green, the rump and upper tail-coverts carmine purple. The 
smaller wing-coverts are dusky, broadly tipped with green, glossed with 
purple ; the quills and larger coverts dusky, glossed with blue ; the tail 
also dusky, glossed with blue. A line over the eye, the cheeks, and all 
the lower parts, are pure white excepting the lower wing-coverts, which 
are light grey. 
Length to end of tail 479, to end of wings 575; billalong the ridge 
#1, along the edge of lower mandible 7; ; wing from flexure 4;5 ; tail 
to end of middle feathers 13, to end of longest 11% ; tarsus 4% ; hind toe 
#, its claw 3%, ; middle toe £4 its claw %&. 
Adult Female. Plate CCCLXXXV. Fig. 5. 
The Female is somewhat smaller, and differs considerably in colour. 
The upper part of the head and the hind neck are light greyish-brown 
glossed with bronzed green ; the back bright green as in the male, the 
rump greyish-brown ; the wings and tail are as in the male, but less 
glossy ; as are the lower parts, which are, however, anteriorly tinged 
with grey. 
Length to end of tail 4;4, to end of wings 5; wing from flexure 4}, 
tail 1%. 
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