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the interscapular patch of green, and between the latter and the blue of the anterior upper 

 tail-coverts. The under tail-coverts are crimson. The quills have the external web grass- 

 green, the internal web being dull black. The wing is black underneath, save that the 

 under wing-coverts are crimson. The tail (which is much shorter than in the other species 

 of the genus) has its two median and longer feathers red with yellow tips. The lateral 

 feathers are red at the base (for a large extent on the inner web), then dark green, and, 

 finally, and for a considerable length, bright yellow. 



The bill is red, the feet and iris yellow. 



Total length 10-22 inches, wing 4-9, tail 4'7, bill 072, tarsus 055. 



The female is distinguished by having the rump and flanks yellow. 



