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collar on the back of the neck, which continues forwards on either side to meet at and 

 beneath the chin. The cheeks also are of the same bluish tint, and the sides and back of 

 the neck and the throat are all marked by longitudinal yellow shaft-streaks, which are 

 particularly conspicuous by contrast with the bluish tint of those parts. The breast and 

 sides are more or less pinkish red. The thighs, abdomen, and under tail-coverts are 

 yellowish green. The quills are blackish underneath and not traversed by any bright band. 

 The axillaries and under wing-coverts are green. The tail is yellowish green beneath, and 

 that is the tint of the inner web of the tail-feathers. The bill is reddish, the feet are grey, 

 and the iris brown. 



Total length 8 inches, wing 4 - 8, tail 3, bill - 6, tarsus 0"45. 



We learn from Salvadori that the young is of a pale dull green, with scarcely any streaks, 

 and that the forehead is pale red. When older, but still immature, it continues to be paler 

 than the adult, while the red on the head remains confined to the forehead, the rest of the 

 crown being greenish blue with yellow shaft-streaks. 



The skins (which are numerous) in the British Museum differ as to the green occipital 

 band, which may be very distinct and may be absent. The blue collar is hardly distinguishable 

 in a young specimen. 



