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yellow. The under wing-coverts are red. The bill is reddish, the feet grey, and the iris 

 (according to Gould) red, with a narrow ring of yellowish round the pupil. 



Total length 12 inches, wing 6"3, tail 6, bill 0'85, tarsus 065. 



There are fifteen specimens in the National Collection, which differ as to the extent and 

 the shade of the blue band behind the orange collar. It may even be blackish, as in one 

 specimen. 



