YELLOW BELLIED GttEEN CUCKOW. 
iin inch space down the throat. Marcgrave 
says, they have fair blue eyes, with golden 
circlej^o The top of the head, the neck all 
round, the back, rump, and lesser covert-fea- 
thers' without side of the wings, are of a most 
splendid green, retie6ting blue and gold-colour. 
I he fore part of the neck is of a very blue 
green. The wings, without, are of a light 
asli-colour, or whitish, with very minute trans- 
verse irregular lines of dusky or black, which 
makes a mixed grey colour. The tips of the 
quills are wholly dusky. The insides of the 
wings are of a dark ash -colour : the inner 
webs of the quills being white at their bot- 
toms. The tail is composed of twelve fea- 
thers ; long in the middle, and gradually short- 
ening towards the sides. The six middl€ fea- 
thers are outwardly green, with black tips ; 
inwardly, of a dark ash-colour. The outer 
feathers, on each side, are white above and 
beneath ; with narrow transverse lines of black 
their whole length, except their tips, which 
are wholly white. The breast, belly, and 
covert feathers beneath the tall, are of a line 
full orange, or gold-colour. The thighs and 
legs, which are covered with short feathers to 
the 
