CORYTHAIX PORPHYREOLOPH A. — Vigors. 
Aves. — Plate XXXV . — Male. 
C. fronte, strigaque per oculos splendide viridibus ; capite cristato ; remigibus secundariis, rectrici-busque 
splendenti purpureis ; collo, abdomine medio, pectore, regioneque iuterscapulari gramineo-viridibus, 
his subrufescentibus; dorso abdomine imo, femoribusque griseo-nigris, prime viridi-tincto ; remigibus 
primariis, fascia lata subpurpurascenti-coccineis ; rostro pedibusque subatris. 
Longitudo corporis cum capite 7 5 unc. ; caudte 8 unc. 
Corythaix porphyreolopha.— Vigors. Proceedings of Zoological Society, page 93, June 1831. 
Corythaix burchellii.— Smith. South African Quarterly Journal, No. 5, page 13, Oct. 1 831. 
Colour.— Front and sides of head brilliant dark green (duck green,) top of 
head, rudimentary crest, tertiary quill feathers, upper tail coverts and tail 
splendid purple, changing in some lights to brilliant deep green, with a strong 
metallic lustre. Neck, upper part of belly, shoulders, interscapulars and 
breast intermediate between sap and oil green, the two last named parts 
distinctly tinged with rusty orange ; back greyish black, strongly glossed with 
green ; hinder part of belly, flanks and thighs rusty blackish grey, faintly- 
shaded with green. Lesser wing coverts, and secondary quill coverts bright 
lavender-purple, in certain lights changing to shining blue or purple; 
primary quill coverts, brownish red ; bastard wings deep purplish green. 
Primary and secondary quill-feathers, bright crimson red, broadly tipt with 
light purplish brown and narrowly edged with dark metallic green ; the ter- 
mination of the crimson is separated from the purplish brown by a light 
vellowish brown line. The extent of the crimson is less upon the outer than 
unon the inner vanes, and is entirely wanting upon the outer vane of the 
first feather ■ the bases of several of the innermost secondaries deep purplish 
brown ; the’ shafts of the quill-feathers clear reddish brown ; insides of 
shoulders dusky blackish brown, edged externally with greenish grey. Bill, 
,eg FonM d te-Bm nd^Tm^ort, broad at the base and compressed 
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ol the uppe Head w ith a flattened and rudimentary crest of 
rigid'feathers) which projects but little beyond the nape. Wings large, rounded, 
