TACHYPONUS VIGORSII. 



The length of the male is seven inches. The bill is brownish-black, the 

 under mandible tinged with a silvery blue towards the base : the head is 

 furnished in the centre with a crest of bright yellowish-red feathers, which 

 become paler at their base : the scapulars and inner wing feathers are of 

 the purest white ; all the other parts are deep black, tinged with steel- 

 blue, except on the quills and tail, which appear of a duller shade. The 

 tail is slightly rounded. The feet and legs are Jblackish-brown. We are 

 unacquainted with any thing regarding the manners of this species. 



