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barred with dusky; under wing-
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of a deeper blue than in the male,
12 inches, culmen 1°3, wing 6-2, tail 4°6, tarsus Neve

Young male. Resembles the female at first, but is generally to be distinguished by a few purplish-black
feathers appearing on the head and back or on the quills. The body-plumes appear to be acquired by
a direct moult; but the quills and tail-feathers become black by a change in the colour of the feather

itself.
The figures in the Plate represent a

the abdomen and under tail-coverts, the lower abdomen being uniform yellowish; axillaries pale greenish
coverts yellow, barred with dusky brown ; quills dusky below, bright yellow
«bill dark horn-colour ; feet yellowish white, tinged with olive; irides
and with only an indication of the red ring” (Gould). Total length

n adult male and female of the size of life, with an illustration

of a bower.