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thers strongly defined by semicircular outlines , those on the throat 

 centered with dusky blue; crown and hind head a fine pale blue, 

 intermixed with purple, the plumage like that on the throat strong- 

 ly defined; back cinereous brown, the scapulars deeply tinged with 

 pale purple, and marked with detached drops of glossy blue re- 

 flecting tints of purple; belly pale vinaceous brown, becoming dark 

 cinereous towards the vent, where the feathers are bordered with 

 white; wing quills dusky outwardly and at the tips; lower sides 

 and whole interior vanes a fine red chesnut, which shews itself a 

 little below their coverts ; tail rounded, consisting of twelve fea- 

 thers, the two middle ones cinereous brown, the rest black tipt and 

 edged with white; legs and feet yellow. 



The female has the back and tail coverts of a mouse color, 

 with little or none of the vinaceous tint on the breast and throat, 

 nor any of the light blue on the hind head; the throat is speckled 

 with dull white, pale clay color and dusky; sides of the neck the 

 same, the plumage strongly defined; breast cinereous brown, slight- 

 ly tinctured with purple ; scapulars marked with large drops of a 

 dark purplish blood color, reflecting tints of blue; rest of the 

 plumage nearly the same as that of the male. 



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