PACHYPTILA BANKSI.— Smith. 
Aves. — Plate LV. (Female.) 
P supra grisea ; capite superne, cervicc, interscapularibusque brunneo-tinctis ; alarum tectricibus minori- 
bus apicibusque scapularlum brunneo-rubris ; cauda grisea, flavo-griseo-tinctd, plumarum apicibus 
sordid^ brunneis. Fascia purpurea brunneo-rubro-tincta trans oculum, pectorisque lateribus nitide 
griseis ; infra alba. Oculis brunneis. Rostro li vide; brunneo, versus apicem superne viride-albo- 
nebulato. Pedibus brunnoo-rubris. 
Longtttoo ab apice rostri ad basin caudee G unc. 3 lin. ; caudee 3 uuc. 9 lin. 
Colour. — The upper surface of the head and the back of the neck dark 
pearl-grey obscured with brown, the latter darkest on the head ; the sides of 
the neck, behind the ears, and a half collar on the breast, in front of the 
wings, intermediate between blueish and pearl-grey. Eyebrows, and the 
space between the eyes, and the base of the bill white, the latter sparingly 
mottled with dusky points ; the sides of the head, before and below the eyes, 
together with a band, in continuation of the latter, which extends to nearly 
half an inch beyond the ear coverts, dark lavender-purple, tinged with 
brownish red. The interscapulars, scapulars, and back, dirty pearl-grey, the 
first distinctly tinted with brown, the last strongly glossed with lavender- 
purple. The lesser wing coverts, and the tips of the scapulars dull brownish 
red, mellowed with grey, and each feather distinctly margined with the same 
colour. The primary quill coverts light brownish red ; the outer vanes of 
the secondaries, and their inner vanes at the tips, pearl-grey, tinted with 
brown, the remainder of the inner vanes grey-white, with a satin gloss. The 
outer vanes and points of the first four primary quill feathers dull chocolate- 
brown, margined with pearl-grey, the inner vanes close to the shafts, a pale 
tint of the same colour, more internally yellowish white, the rest of the quill 
feathers dull pearl-grey, each internally margined with white, the outer vanes 
and more especially the points of the feathers tinted with brown. Tail 
feathers pearl-grey, more or less tinged with yellowish grey, the edges of the 
inner vanes lightest ; the points of the feathers chocolate-brown, which colour 
is only appreciable, or at least distinct, on the two external ones of each side 
immediately after the bird has moulted. Chin, sides of neck inferiorly, throat, 
breast, belly, vent, and under tail coverts clear white. Bill livid brown, 
towards tip clouded with dirty greenish white. Legs and toes light brownish 
red; webs yellowish brown. Eyes deep brown. 
Form, &c. Figure rather full, head of moderate size. Bill broad at the 
base, narrow and slender near and at the point; the upper mandible is 
strongly hooked, the margin of the lower anteriorly, distinctly arched, and 
the point of the mandible, which is acute, is curved downwards. Nasal tube 
depressed and anteriorly terminated by two nostrils ; culmen obtuse and 
depressed below the level both of the nasal tube and the base of the hook 
