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red like the back. The feathers at the bend of the wing are of a dull purplish blue. The 

 tail is brownish red above ; its under surface, like that of the wings, is likewise brownish 

 red, which in some lights shows as a much brighter red. 



The bill is said by Mr. Rarnsay to be horn-colour with a red tip, the lower mandible 

 being coral-red, and the skin round its base yellow. The cere is also said to be a dark horn- 

 brown. The considerable extent of naked skin round the eyes appears black, and the legs 

 and claws blackish. 



Total length 12 inches, wing 6-9, tail 5-9, bill 085, tarsus 069. 



All the six specimens in the British Museum are very similar, but two from Guadalcanal' 

 have the breast and abdomen of a more uniform and brighter red than have the other 

 specimens. 



