PACHYPTILA BANKSI—S m ith .
A ves.— P late LV. ( F emale.)
p. supra grisea; capite superne, cervice, interscapularibusque brunneo-tinctis; alarum tectricibus minori-
bus apioibusque soapularium bruuneo-rubris; cauda grisud, flaTO-griseo-tinotd, plumarum apioibus
sordidb brunneis. Fascia purpurea brunneo-rubro-tmeta turns oculum, pectorisque latenbus mtide
griseis; infra alba. Oculis brunneis. Rostro lividfe brunneo, versus apicem superne viride-albo-
nebulato. Pedibixs brunneo-rubris.
Longitudo ab apice rostri ad basin caudaa 6 unc. 3 lin.; caudse 3 unc. 9 lin.
CoLOUR^I-The upper surface of the head and the back of the neck dark
pearl-grey obscured with brown, the latter darkest on the head; the sides of
the neck, behind the ears, and a half collar on the breast, in front of the
wings, intermediate between blueish and pearl-grey. Eyebrows, and the
space between the eyes, and the base of the bill white, the latter sparingly
mottled with dusky points ; the sides of the head, before and below the eyes,
together with a band, in continuation of the latter, which extends to nearly
half an inch beyond the ear coverts, dark lavender-purple, tinged with
brownish red. The interscapulars, scapulars, and back, dirty pearl-grey, the
first distinctly tinted with brown, the last strongly glossed with lavender-
purple. The lesser wing coverts, and the tips of the scapulars dull brownish
red, mellowed with grey, and each feather distinctly margined with the same
colour. The primary quill coverts light brownish red; the outer vanes of
the secondaries, and their inner vanes at the tips, pearl-grey, tinted with
brown, the remainder of the inner vanes grey-white, with a satin gloss. The
outer vanes and points of the first four primary quill feathers dull chocolate -
brown, margined with pearl-grey, the inner vanes close to the shafts, a pale
tint of the same colour, more internally yellowish white, the rest of the quill
feathers dull pearl-grey, each internally margined with white, the outer vanes
and more especially the points of the feathers tinted with brown. Tail
feathers pearl-grey, more or less tinged with yellowish grey, the edges of the
inner vanes lightest; the points of the feathers chocolate-brown, which colour
is only appreciable, or at least distinct, on the two external ones of each side
immediately after the bird has moulted. Chin, sides of neck inferiorly, throat,
breast, belly, vent, and under tail coverts clear white. Bill livid brown,
towards tip clouded with dirty greenish white. Legs and toes light brownish
red; webs yellowish brown. Eyes deep brown.
F orm, &c.—Figure rather full, head of moderate size. Bill broad at the
base, narrow and slender near and at the point; the upper mandible is
strongly hooked, the margin of the lower anteriorly, distinctly arched, and
the point of the mandible, which is acute, is curved downwards. Nasal tube
depressed and anteriorly terminated by two nostrils; culmen obtuse and
depressed below the level both of the nasal tube and the base of the hook