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and then cover it with a golden cloud of quivering feathers. The under ones, which are the shortest, are a 

 rich golden yellow, divided from the upper ones by a line of feathers that are deep chestnut near their tips. 

 The upper and longest feathers, having both webs split and tufted near the edges, are white with a purplish 

 gloss. The webs contract near the end of the feathers, which terminate in lengthened points. From the centre 

 of the tail spring two webless chestnut-coloured shafts, that separate to either side, and attain a length of from 

 eighteen to twenty inches. Bill lead-colour. Feet and tarsi black, claws horn-colour. 



A young male differs from the adult just described in being devoid of the beautiful side-plumes, and in 

 having only the upper part of the breast deep chestnut, the rest of the underparts being white. Under tail- 

 coverts reddish brown. 



Another, still more immature, has the entire underparts pure white, with no trace of chestnut ; and the long 

 central shafts are webbed for half their length with the same reddish brown as the back, and have a small 

 spatule at the tip of the same colour, one of these extending about four inches beyond the tail, the other 

 twice that distance. 



A male still younger than the preceding has the entire head and throat a very dark glossy chestnut like the 

 female, without any green feathers visible, the upper part of the back olive-brown, underparts pure white, and 

 is without any lengthened shaft springing from the tail. 



Female. — Head and throat rich dark brown, darkest on the front and chin. Hinder part of neck yellowish 

 bronze, which colour also extends on to the mantle, becoming darker as it reaches the back. Wings, tail, and 

 the rest of the upper parts reddish brown. Entire underparts white, reddish upon the flanks. Upper mandible 

 yellowish horn-colour ; under mandible lead-colour, yellow at tip. Feet and tarsi dark reddish brown. 



