the female bird, the eggs being similiir to, but Inrger tliuti iJiosc ol' ;!/. (uudccps. A l>ir<l 
shot on April 10th was in full brcuiding pluiniige, tcslxss (l(!vc-lo|)(!(l, iiiLdstincH I |. iiiclic:^ 
long, very wide, no ca;ca. The stoiuiicli Wii,s giz/iu-ddike but thinner, snid lull ol' iIk; Icjivch 
of some odorous flower like roses, the end of tlie asophagiis dihited to rorni an upper 
stomach of soft thick fleshy coats, toes zygodactyle, ten feathers in tlie t,ail. 
September 2nd. Another bird in full moult, the legs dirty grass greeu, tongue 
longish, flat, cartillaginous near the tip which was obtuse, bifid, and filamentous. Upjjer 
mandible near gape tumid and overhanging. 
May 31st. A male bird obtained ; tongue with fleshy base, but the rest pure cartillagc, 
tip bifid, and sides sub-jagged, stomach cartillaginous, muscular, intestines wide, containing 
shining green coleoptera and berries. 
May 15th. Stomach oval, outer coat of medial even thickness, inner coat tougliish, 
smooth, contained pulpy fruits and a beetle. 
October 1st. A female, the stomach found to contain beetles only. 
May 28th. A male, the stomach was found to contain soft berries only. 
February 6th. Pulpy berries only. April 20th, pulpy fruits only. 26th April, 
pulpy fruits only. 
In the immature bird the bill is nearly white, the lining of the stomach is neither 
tough nor grooved. 
The following table gives the most divergent dimensions met with in a long series: — 
Length. . . 
. 11.5 
13 
13 
13 
13.25 
13.25 
Expanse 
. ]6 
18 
lb 
18.5 
18.5 
17.5 
Bill . . . 
2 
1.3 
2.1 
4.5 
4.5 
4.6 
Weight . . 
. 6^ oz. 
6^ oz. 
61 oz. 
6 oz. 
Intestines 
. 16 
13 
14 
15 
14 
\h\ 
15^ 
Coeca . . 
none 
none 
none 
none 
none 
none 
none 
Sex ... . 
? 
? juv. 
? 
5 
i old 
? 
? 
The wing varies in length from 5 to 5.5 inches, and when closed reaches to within 
2.75 of tip of tail. The tarsus varies from 1.2 to 1.25 inches, or about one- third of an 
inch shorter than the bill. These latter dimensions were taken from dry skins, the ones 
in the table were made in the flesh by Mr. Hodgson. In the wings the 4th and 5th qnills 
are usually longest, but this character is not permanent. 
