COSSYPHA NATALENSIS. — Smith. 
Aves. — Plate LX. — Male. 
C. capite, cerviceque aurantio-brunneis, aurantio-tinctis ; dorsi summo, humerisquo purpureo-coeruleis ; 
dorsi imo, rectric'ibus duabus intermediis, dimidioque rectricis extern® exceptis, partibusque mferion- 
bus rubro-aurantiis ; rectricibus intermediis, dimidio rectricis extern*, remigibnsque brunneis, bis 
extern© coeruleo-griseo-inargiiiatis ; oculis brunneis. 
Longitudo ab apice rostri ad basin caudse 4 unc. 3 lin. ; caud* 3 unc. 3 lm. 
Colour.— The upper parts of the head and neck orange-coloured brown 
tinted with gall-stone-yellow, the latter clearest upon the neck ; the inter- 
scapulars, scapulars, back and lesser wing coverts bright lavender-purple 
variegated with gall-stone-yellow, many of the feathers, particularly the inter- 
scapular ones, being of that colour towards the base of their inner vanes. 
The posterior part of the back, tbe rump, the upper tad coverts, the inner 
vane of the outermost tail feather of each side, and the four next to it inter- 
mediate between gall-stone-yellow and deep reddish orange. The front, 
eyebrows, space before eyes, sides of head and all the under parts bright 
gall-stone- yellow, the belly and vent lightest. The primary and secondary 
quill coverts, the primary and secondary quill feathers, the outer vane of the 
outermost tail feather of each side and the two middle ones light chocolate- 
red ; the primary quill coverts and quill feathers, with the exception of the 
two’ outermost and three innermost of the latter, distinctly margined exter- 
nally with lavender-purple, the last mentioned three and a few of the secon- 
dary quill coverts are edged and tipt with light gall-stone-yellow, and each 
of the latter has a spot of the same colour but of a brighter hue at its point* 
Bill brownish red, darkest at the base. Legs and toes a flesh-colour tinged 
with brown. Eyes dark brown. 
Form, &c.— Figure rather slender. Bill nearly straight, the upper man- 
* Owincr to this circumstance we are disposed to regard this as an immature bird, and as the feathers 
of the head and neck are at their base of the same colour as the interscapular feathers, we are inclined to 
believe that the head, neck, and back will be found to be of one uniform tint, when the bird shall be 
obtained with the adult plumage. 
