72 FAL.CONID.E. 



inclusive : a few white feathers are also perceptible along 

 the inner line of the wing, where they are more or less 

 covered by the scapulars. The whole upper plumage is a 

 rich black, with purple, and green, and orange reflections, 

 particularly on the scapulars and some of the tertials, towards 

 the longest of the tertial feathers, which is white : the tail and 

 upper coverts are black. The cere is described by Audubon 

 as blue ; the legs are greenish blue, with the claws flesh 

 colour. 



