PLATE CXXVIII. 



This beautiful bird is a native of Nubia, where it appears to 

 have been discovered by the intrepid and intelligent traveller 

 Mr. Bruce, who has left us a particular and very accurate descrip- 

 tion of the species in the narrative of his Travels. The length of 

 this bird is about ten inches, and its general appearance is sufficiently 

 expressed in the specific character given by Dr. Latham, Gmelin, 

 and others. The head, throat and rump are of a fine green, 

 inclining to blue : the back, wings, and tail, a deep but not very 

 brilliant red, the tint partaking of a dark or ruddy purplish hue ; 

 the breast and belly are also reddish, but more inclining to rosy. 

 The bill is black, and the legs cinereous. 



