80 
KOSY I5UI-LFIXCH. 
‘‘In tlic autumn plumage, tlie borders of the -sving 
and tail featliers are broader, shading into a brownish 
white, and in the back and shoulder the red bordered 
feathers have besides brownish white edges. The 
splendid red is there also darker, and acquires its 
brilliancy by degrees under the influence of air and 
sun. 
Probably the young male is not so beautifully red, 
and in the first year perhaps not at all so as in the 
preceding species, ( P. erytlirina,) and the females of 
both are certainly very similar. I have only seen two 
male stuffed specimens of this splendid bird to examine 
and compare with P. erytlirina and P. purpurea, the 
Bouvreil violet de la Caroline of Brisson.” 
It has also been figured by Gould, B. of E,, 207. 
