454 GAME BIRDS AND WILD FOWL. 



purple, and with the lower neck and the whole of the under- 

 parts pure white, with a rosy tinge on the breast and belly (adult 

 male) ; with the head (crested) and upper neck pale chestnut, 

 and with the wing varying from 9^5 to io'25 inches in length 

 (adult female). Length, 25 to 28 inches (male) ; 22 to 25 inches 

 (female). 



