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white line from the base of the upper mandible, 

 passing over the eye ; a broader band of the same 

 color behind the eye, both bands mingling with the 

 long feathers on the occiput; throat and upper 

 portion of the fore neck pure white, a band of the 

 same color inclining towards the eye ; a similar band 

 on the sides of the neck, nearly meeting on the 

 nape ; lower portion of the neck reddish-purple, the 

 fore part marked with triangular spots of white ; 

 breast and abdomen dull white ; sides of the body 

 yellowish-grey, undulated with black ; the feathers 

 towards the ends marked with a broad band of black, 

 succeeded by a band of white ; tips black ; tail and 

 upper tail-coverts greenish-black ; lower tail-coverts 

 brown ; sides of the rump dull reddish-purple ; 

 rump, back, and middle portions of the hind neck, 

 dark reddish-brown, tinged with green ; a broad 

 white band before the wings, terminating with 

 black ; lesser wing-coverts and primaries brown, 

 most of the latter with a portion of their outer 

 webs silvery white ; the inner webs glossed with 

 green towards the ends; secondaries tipped with 

 white ; their webs blue, glossed with green ; the 

 inner webs brown,, their crowns violet-blue ; secon- 

 daries black. 



Female, upper part of the head dusky, glossed 

 with green ; sides of the head, upper portion of the 

 sides of the neck, with the nape, greyish-brown ; a 

 white patch behind the eye ; throat white, the 

 bands on the sides of the neck faintly developed ; 

 fore part and sides of the neck, with the sides of the 

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