144. 



The shoulder is light hlue. The under tail-coverts are yellowish green, and the thighs 

 are green. The primaries are blackish brown, margined externally with green, the extreme 

 edge being greenish yellow. The under surface of the wing is crimson. The tail is green 

 above, golden beneath ; the feathers have the inner web yellow, but they are red towards 

 the base. The bill is black and the feet bluish. According to Gould, the iris is dark brown 

 in some individuals, in others light reddish brown with a narrow ring of orange round the 

 pupil. 



Total length 6-75 inches, wing 4 - 2, tail 2 - 5, tarsus 039. 



The eleven skins in the British Musetun differ as to the brightness of the yellow on the 

 forehead. In 81.11.7.1113 it is extremely bright, but in some it is very dull. 



