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separates it from the breast; posteriorly tlie green 

 tlemi-coUar is also bounded by a black band, mingled 

 laterally with siher-wliito feathers, which separates it 

 from the neck posteriorly. From the nuchal black 

 band to the scapularies, the neck posteriorly is marked 

 by very finely-marbled grey with a line of darker 

 brown feathers down the centre; the scapularies, which 

 are long and dependant, are above rich hair brown, 

 becoming below darker, bordered more or less with 

 white or brown, the outer feather on each side being- 

 long and pointed, — its outer web velvet black, bordered 

 with russet brown, and its inner web pure silvery 

 white; upper tail coverts brown, flanked on each side 

 by a broad silvery band; tail dark brown. Between 

 the scapularies and the upper wing coverts there is a 

 line of finely-marbled grey, continuous with that on the 

 posterior part of the neck; npper Aving coverts rich 

 hair brown, the lowest being long, broad -pointed, and 

 dependant, having their outer webs edged with a fawn- 

 coloured streak, on the outside of which is a velvet 

 black border; the speculum formed by the secondary 

 quills and lower coverts has above an ochreous edging, 

 then glossy green, in the middle velvety black, and 

 beneath silvery white; primaries, of which the second 

 is the longest, brown, darkest on their outer web and 

 tips. The throat is velvety black, and separated from 

 the chest by the above-mentioned fawn-coloured band; 

 upper part and sides of chest vinous purple, faintly 

 spotted vv'ith black ; crop and sides lighter vinous-colour, 

 distinctly and thickly spotted with round black spots, 

 which grow fainter as they go doAvnwards. Abdomen 

 white; flanks marbled grey above and below, white in 

 the middle; under wing coverts clear brown, some of 

 the feathers edged with pearly white; under tail coverts 



