GREAT GREEN MACCAVr. 
head was large, in proportion to the bird. The 
bill was of a dusky colour, and pretty strong: 
the upper mandible pretty mijch hooked, 
having angles on each side. The tongue was 
dusky, round, and soft. The nostrils were, 
small ; and placed in a narrow whiiish skin, 
which wholly surrounded the bill. On each 
side of the head was apretiv broad portion of 
skin, bare of feathers, of a flesh-colour; with 
several oblique lines under the eves, composed 
of minute black feathers. The eyes are 
placed in these bare parts of the head : their 
irides are bright yellow, the pupil- black. The 
forehead, adjoining to the bill, is covered with 
beautiful red feathers: a little dusky red is 
seen under the bill, mixing with the green fea- 
thers. The top of the head, the whole neck, 
breast, and feathers of fne wings, are of a fine 
full green colour. The green coverts beneath 
the tail are a little mixed wi:h red. The 
quills, and part of the row of feathers above 
them, are of a very line skv -blue; except a 
few ne?:t the bp.ck, whicli gradually become 
green. The msides of the wings, and the 
un ^.r siJe of the tail, are df a d rty orange- 
colour. The middle of the back, the rump 
