THE BIHDS OF MONGOLIA ETC. 387 



Measurements : — 







Length. 





Width. 





Wing. 





Tail. 



s 



, , 



in. in. 



32-34-5 





in. 

 28- 



in. 

 -2fl 



1 



in. 



9-8- 



in. 

 -10-2 





in. in. 

 18-5-20 



s 



• • 



24 





26 







8-7 







10-7 







Gape. 







Tarsus. 





Middle toe. 





6 . 



in. 

 1-26- 



in. 

 -1-33 







in. 

 2-52- 



in. 

 -2-58 





in. 



1-8- 



in. 

 1-92 





2 . 



1*3 









2-23 







1-75 



Quills— 4th= 5th longest, 3rd<6th, 2nd<7th, first 0''7 shorter than the 

 second. The outer tail-feathers almost four fifths shorter than the central 

 one. Culmen of the male light, the lower mandible dark horn-colour; 

 tarsus brown ; toes somewhat darker ; iris light yellow. 



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Male.- — Head and neck metallic green, with a blue tint on the nape ; 

 on the occiput is an olive-grey spot, and on the back of the neck a white line, 

 reminding one of the commencement of a collar. The feathers above the ears 

 are erect, forming something like horns. The lores, eyebrows, and cheeks 

 are bare, covered with a rough red skin ; under the eyes, at their back, there 

 is a small blue spot. The back and shoulders are pale gold-brown, each 

 feather, dark-brown at the base, being edged with golden, whilst nearer to the 

 neck the bases of the feathers become black. The fore part of the back is 

 marked with large triangular dark green spots at the tips of the feathers^w^hich 

 are also partly edged with this colour; the centre of the back and the 

 shoulders are not spotted. The breast and rump are ashy grey, with a greenish 

 shade, the former being marked with dark green scales, which are edged on the 

 inner web with yellow and black ; the feathers on the rump are not spotted, 

 but towards the sides attain a rusty brown colour. The centre of the breast 

 is bright dark green; its sides are reddish brown, with a metallic lustre, 

 and the feathers have slightly marked greenish tips. The abdomen is of a 



