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pale blue ; the whole of the back of the neck pale orange- 

 yellow < the lobe extending down the lower-neck deep 

 purple ; while the appendages have been bright lake ; 

 between the gape and the ear has been a triangular spot 

 of the same colour, which is connected with the appen- 

 dages by a raised rib of skin of the same colour. It will 

 be noted that this description differs in that this red 

 preoral patch has not hitherto been noticed ; the colora- 

 tion of the lobe on the lower -neck has been generally 

 said to be half deep orange and half purple. In my 

 specimens it is uniform deep purple ; the coloration of 

 the fore-neck has been given as bright purplish blue, 

 and the nape as pale greenish-blue. I cannot see that 

 there has been much difference in coloration between 

 the fore-neck, sides of neck, and nape in the specimens 

 before me. 



I would like Australian ornithologists to interest 

 themselves in this matter, and examine specimens, 

 undoubtedly Australian, and get this question of coloration 

 settled. If the coloration of the naked skin varies in 

 adult specimens, it means that our present treatment of 

 this group is incorrect. 



Gregory M. Mathews. 



