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head, the neck all round, and the under parts in general bluish-white. 

 The back and wing-coverts are of a dark leaden colour, the ends of the 

 secondary coverts white. The primaries black, margined externally with 

 bright bay ; the tail also deep black, as is the rump. 



Length 14 inches, extent of wings 36 ; bill along the ridge H, along 

 the edge 4 2 ; tarsus 1|. 



Adult Female. Plate CXVII. Fig. 2. 



The female differs little from the male in colour, and is not much 

 larger. 



Length 15 inches. 



VOL. II. 



