brasilmna. — Top of the head greeny throat 
magenta. Upper parts blacky 
lower parts very dark red. 
Found in the mangrove and 
countryside but not in the town 
gardens and not very common. 
Aetkopyga siparaja.^A bright red jewei-Hkc bird; red above 
and beiow except on the abdomen 
where it is smoky black. Like 
the petals of a hibiscus: yellow 
rump and dark blue tail. Com- 
mon in gardens. 
The females of all these species are very much alike. All 
are yellowish or yellowish- green below and greenish above 
L, omaia is the most distinctive of the lot in that the under- 
parts are bright pure yellow. The female C. calcosteika has 
the throat whitish. 
