DARK-BREASTED SUN-BIRD. 227 
the chin, throat, and breast are of the deep steel- 
blue which forms the pectoral adornment whence 
the species has been named, the chin being very 
dark, and along the centre of the throat and neck 
being of a decidedly purple tint, and showing a 
defined longitudinal band. The remaining under 
parts are king’s-yellow, slightly paler towards the 
vent ; the axillary tufts of a deeper shade. Ilors- 
field states that the female is distinguished by the 
want of the dark colour on the breast ; and by 
Temminck she is represented as of a hair-brown 
above, the under parts greyish white, with a slight 
trace of yellow in the centre of the belly. Bill 
black, tarsi and feet dark blackish brown. 
