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separates it from the breast j posteriorly the green 

 derai-collar is also bounded by a black band^ mingled 

 laterally wdth silver-white feathers^ which separates it 

 from the neck posteriorly. From the nuchal black 

 band to the scapularies, the neck posteriorly is marked 

 by very finely-marbled grey with a line of darker 

 brown feathers down the centre; the scapularies, which 

 are long and dependant, are above rich hair brown, 

 becoming below darker, bordered more or less with 

 white or brown, the outer feather on each side being 

 long and pointed, — its outer web velvet black, bordered 

 with russet brown, and its inner web pure silvery 

 white; upper tail coverts brown, flanked on each side 

 by a broad silvery band; tail dark brown. Between 

 the scapularies and the upper wing coverts there is a 

 line of finely-marbled grey, continuous with that on the 

 posterior part of the neck; upper wing coverts rich 

 hair brown, the lowest being long, broad-pointed, and 

 dependant, having their outer webs edged with a fawn- 

 coloured streak, on the outside of >vhich is a velvet 

 black border; the speculum formed by the secondary 

 quills and lower coverts has above an ochreous edging, 

 then glossy green, in the middle velvety black, and 

 beneath silvery white; primaries, of which the second 

 is the longest, brown, darkest on their outer web and 

 tips. The throat is velvety black, and separated from 

 the chest by the above-mentioned fawn-coloured band; 

 upper part and sides of chest vinous purple, faintly 

 spotted with black ; crop and sides lighter vinous-colour, 

 distinctly and thickly spotted with round black spots, 

 which grow fainter as they go downwards. Abdomen 

 white; flanks marbled grey above and below, white in 

 the middle; under wing coverts clear brown, some of 

 the feathers edged with pearly white; under tail coverts 



