broad one on the breast, the latter succeeded by a band of black ; the wings, upper tail-coverts, and tail 
bluish lead-grey ; back, scapulars, and sides of breast olivaceous ; abdomen and under tail-coverts very bright 
red ; tips of the longer under tail-coverts blue ; primaries marked in the middle with a white spot ; a white 
spot near the bend of the wing ; bill and feet dusky. 
Total length 6 inches, culmen TO, wing 4f, tail 14, tarsus I. 
I owe the opportunity of figuring this species to the kindness of two friends, Count Salvadori and Mr. 
George Dawson Rowley, both of whom lent me their specimens. 
