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The following is Mr. G. R. Gray’s description of this remarkable species : — 
“ Upper surface sap-green, with a verdigris tinge on the wings ; each feather marked in the middle with 
yellow, which is margined on the sides with black, from which spring irregular transverse bands of the same 
colour ; the outer webs of the greater wing-coverts, quills, secondaries and entire tail brownish-buff, 
irregularly banded transversely with black ; between every alternate set lemon-yellow ; the inner webs of 
quills and secondaries black, more or less transversely banded with lemon-yellow ; under surface pale 
greenish-yellow, tinged with lemon-yellow, more or less marked along the shaft with pale yellow, which is 
narrowly margined with brownish-black ; some of the feathers have transverse bands of the same colour ; 
the top of the head brownish-black, margined outerly with sap-green, tinged in some places with verdigris, 
and marked in the middle with pale yellow ; the front cheeks, ear-coverts and the projecting feathers of the 
face pale umbre, marked in the middle with yellowish-white ; bill white ; feet plumbeous-black. 
Total length 2 feet 4 inches ; bill 1 inch 8 lines ; wings Ilf inches ; tail 9f inches ; tarsi If inch.” 
The figure represents the bird about three-fourths of the size of life. 
