MRS. GOULDS SUN-BIRD. 
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we noticed that the coronal patch extends back- 
wards to the hind head in a pointed form ; the 
upper parts described as sanguineous are rather of a 
deep chestnut-red having carmine mixed with it; 
the quills and coverts deep oil-green ; the tail is 
nearly black, except the centre feathers, which are 
elongated, and of the same steel-blue on the edges 
as that seen on the tail-coverts. 
