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the same ; the forehead and a broad line over the 

 eves are ochraceous-brown ; and a lighter and vel- 

 lowish tint of the same colour surrounds the black on 

 the nape : the back and scapulars are brilliant green : 

 the rump and wing-coverts are beautiful rich blue : 

 the secondary quills farthest from the body are black, 

 edged and tipped with ashy-blue : the quills are black, 

 marked towards the middle with a white patch, and 

 tipped with ashy-black : the tail is deep black, tipped 

 with blue : the throat is white, with a black spot : 

 the middle of the belly, the vent, and under tail- 

 coverts are light red : all the rest of the under parts 

 are fine olivaceous : the legs are yellow, and the beak 

 black. 



Sp. 5. Pi. erythrogastra. Temm. PL Col. 212. 



Pl vertice occipite tt malis rujcscente fuscis ; guld colloque antice 

 fuscis macula rosed; dorso scapulisfascidquepectorali cyaneo- 

 viridibus ; tectricibus alarum, vropygio, cauddque cyaneis; 

 ubdomine crissoque rubris. 



Pitta with the crown, occiput, and cheeks reddish-brown ; the 

 throat and neck in front brown, with a rosy spot ; the back, 

 scapulars, and pectoral fascia blue-green ; the wing-coverts, 

 rump, and tail blue; the abdomen and vent red. 



Inhabits the Philippine Islands and Manilla. 

 Length six inches and a half: the top of the head, 

 the occiput, and the cheeks reddish-brown : a half 

 collar on the nape : the fore part of the neck and 

 the throat are dusky, with a rose-coloured spot in the 

 middle : a broad belt covers the breast ; this and the 

 feathers of the back and scapulars are of a fine deep 

 green slightly tinged with blue : the wing-coverts, 

 the rump, and the tail-feathers are of a rich azure- 



