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Drs. O. Finsch and A. B. Meyer on 
naviculiformibus, superne concavis, nitide roseo-violaceis, 
subtus nigris; rectricibus lateralibus brevibus, superne 
concavis, supra et subtus nigris; rectricum duarum 
intermediarum scapis supra ad basin albis; rostro 
nigro; pedibus nigris; iride nigra: long. tot. 840, al. 
156, caud. 64, rostr. 25, rostr. biat. 30, tarsi 41 millim. 
Male. Nasal feathers, directed rather forwards, velvety 
black tipped with shining metallic green and blue; loral 
feathers recumbent, directed forwards, shining green; region 
round the eye likewise metallic green ; rest of the head a mix¬ 
ture of metallic green, blue, violet, and purple. Lengthened 
feathers on the sides of the head velvet-black, with metallic 
reflections passing from green into violaceous copper-colour 
and bronze. Neck and upper back velvety black with 
greenish bronzy reflections; the feathers long and loose; 
upper tail-coverts black. Wings above black, secondaries on 
the outer webs, tertiaries on both webs, and upper wing- 
coverts with slight violet reflections ; lower surface of wings 
blackish, under wing-coverts partially edged with violet. 
Chin, throat, and front of neck steel-green, with metallic re¬ 
flections ; the covered basal portions of the feathers brownish 
black, separated from the broad green apical portions by a 
concealed narrow blue band ; the whole of the feathers of 
the neck-shield in some lights blue, and lengthened, except 
those on the sides of the throat. A broad band across the 
breast, almost two centimetres in diameter, is velvet-black, 
with bronzy, greenish, blue, and violet reflections; this is 
bordered below by another band of metallic copper four 
millimetres in breadth. Belly velvety black, with copper- 
brown and green reflections. Under tail-coverts black, with 
a bluish tinge. The flanks and axillaries resemble the 
upper surface. The thighs are violet-black. Tail black; 
the webs of two elongated middle rectrices, which are turned 
upwards and arched together, are of a delicate rosy purplish 
with metallic gloss; the shorter and less concave lateral 
rectrices are less metallic, and the bands of shading are less 
pronounced. The basal third of the shafts of the two middle 
tail-feathers on their upper surface are clear white; the 
rest of the shafts black. Bill, feet, and irides black. 
