SHORT-TAILED PYE. 
bill down the sides of the neck behind, pass 
lines of a light brown on their upper borders, [ 
and white beneath. From the corners of the 
mouth, beneath the eyes, and a little way down j 
the sides of the neck, passes a pretty broad ' 
black line. The throat immediately beneath 
the bill is white. The back, the greater co- 
verts of the wings, and a few of the inner 
quills next tlie back, are of a fine darkish \ 
green colour. The upper covert feathers of ' 
the tail, and the lesser coverts without-side of 
the wings, are of an exceeding fine bright sky- i 
blue. A few of the coverts of the wings have i 
black tips, where they join the green on the -j 
back. The quills, and some of the coverts = 
above the outer ones, are black. About six | 
of the outer quills have white bars across i 
them, which form a white spot both above and 
beneath. The tips of the quills are of a dusky 
white. The insides of the wmgs are black ; j 
except the before-mentioned white spot, and 
another smaller white spot on the inner co- 
vert-feathers. The tail is composed of twelve 
very short feathers, of a blackish colour, both ] 
above and beneath, with green tips. The j 
breast, belly, and thighs, arc of a yellowish j 
buff- \ 
