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and upper parts of neck very short; of the back and lower 
parts in general, broad and rounded. Wings of moderate length, 
narrow, acute. Primaries strong, curved, tapering; second 
longest; first scarcely shorter ; secondaries broad, rather point¬ 
ed, the inner elongated and tapering, as are the scapulars. Tail 
short, rounded and acuminate, of sixteen acuminate feathers. 
“ Bill black. Iris brown. Feet light bluish-gray. Head and 
upper part of the neck chestnut-brown ; a broad band narrowing 
backward from the eye down the back of the neck, deep, shin¬ 
ing green, edged with black below ; under which is a white line, 
which, before the eye, meets another that curves forward and 
downward to the angles of the mouth. Chin brownish-black, as 
are the feathers at the base of the upper mandible. Upper parts 
and flanks beautifully undulated with narrow, brownish-black 
and white bars ; anterior to the wings is a short, broad, trans¬ 
verse band of white. Wings brownish-gray; the speculum in 
the lower half violet-black, the upper bright green, changing to 
purple, and edged with black; behind margined with white, be¬ 
fore with reddish-white. Tail brownish-gray, the feathers mar¬ 
gined with paler; the upper coverts brownish-black, edged 
with light yellowish-gray. Lower part of neck anteriorly 
barred as behind. Breast yellowish-white, spotted with black; 
its lower part white. Abdomen white, faintly barred with gray. 
A patch of black under the tail; the lateral tail-coverts cream- 
colored, the larger black, with broad w r hite margins and tips. 
“Length to end of tail, 14} inches; to end of claws, 15} ; 
extent of wings, 24; wing from flexure, 7£; tail, ; bill 
along the back, 1 T 7 2 ; along the edge of lower mandible, lfk; 
tarsus, 1 t 2 2 ; middle toe, 1; its claw, ; weight, lOoz. 
“ Adult female. 
“ The female wants the elongated crest, and differs greatly in 
coloring. The head and neck are streaked with dark brown 
and light red; the foreneck whitish; the upper parts mottled 
with dark brown; the anterior feathers barred, the posteriors 
margined with yellowish-white. The wings are nearly as in 
the male, but the green of the speculum is less extensive; the 
