Newton’s paper above referred to, are of a greenish stone-

figure accompanying Mr.

which, according to the

a few dirty stains all over probably obtained by contact with the materials upon

colour, with the surface,

which they are laid. They me eighths in length, and one inch and five-eighths

sure two inches and three-
in breadth.
The male has the head and upper part

of sea-green, which nearly unite on

of the neck white; between the bill and the eye on each
side a patch the forehead; each eye surrounded by a ring of
black, broader behind than in front;
mandible down the centre of the throat

band of deep bluish black encircling the base «

on the occiput a broad band of verditer green; from the lower

a streak of blackish brown, which very nearly approaches the broad
f the throat, and which is united behind to the bluish-
black of the back and upper tail-coverts ; below the bluish-black neck-collar a crescentic mark of white;
wing-coverts white ; primary wing-feathers and tail deep brown; secondaries and tertiaries white on the
inner, and deep blue on the outer web: narrow inner web of the scapularies white, the broader outer web
deep blue; breast and abdomen chestnut, fading into buff on the flanks, and deepening into blackish brown
in the centre ; vent and under tail-coverts very dark brown ; Just before each wing a few of the white
feathers of the sides of the breast are tipped with black, forming a small oblong patch; bill deep olive, with
a omphed nail: irides brown ; feet dark olive-brown, the webs darker, inclining to black.

The female, as stated by Mr. Yarrell, so closely resembles the females of the Eider ¢ cing :
the only difference necessary to be noticed is that the greater coverts and oe ee a . wall a
he onl y t é g S é secondaries are tipped with white
forming two bars, between which is a bluish-black speculum. :

he front figures in the Plate represent two males, the size of life, with a reduced figure of the female in

the distance, and were drawn fr i 1 ; f ‘y
awn from specime ained fr » Waranger Fjord by Mr ; ‘
; specimens obtained from the Waranget Fjord by Mr. Alfred Newton.