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the neck. The lore and base of the inferior mandible 
deep black; the throat and upper part of the neck 
brilliant vermilion red, bordered with dark grey; mid- 
dle of abdomen and under tail coverts bluish white; 
crop and flanks greenish grey or olive brown; middle 
tail feathers the longest, and rounded; the side feathers, 
particularly the outermost ones, pointed. Beak and iris 
brown; feet brown. In autumn the splendid red 
throat is covered with white feathers. 
The female has the upper parts like the male, but 
the red on the throat is much lighter, and in some 
specimens it is described as being more of a rosy 
tint. In the East Indian specimen before me, sent 
by M. Verreaux, the vermilion red is still retained, 
though lighter, and with a whitish spot in the centre. 
In my specimen the lore is black, and the vermilion 
red is surrounded by a bright grey border, becoming 
black as it comes in contact with the white line which 
extends from the base of the mandibles. 
The young male is described by Degland as similar 
to the adult, with the throat and upper part of neck 
of a clear rose or yellowish red. 
My figure of this bird is a male in breeding plumage, 
from an Indian specimen sent to me by M. Verreaux. 
It has also been figured by Gould, in “B. of E.” 
