PTERO.CLE 1 1 G-UTTURALIS ,
P T E R O C L E S G U T TU RA L IS .—S mith.
A ves.— P late III. (M a le .)
Mas. P. capite, collo, pectoreque pallide sulphureo-viridibus; scapularibusinterscapularibusque griseo rubri-
brunneo nigro-brunneoque umbratis; gula straminea postice fascia brunneo-nigra marginata; alarum
tectricibus secundariis subrutilis; abdomine castaneo dio; remigibus fuscis, secundariis versus apicem
albo-marginatis.
Fem. capite, cervice, dorso, humeris pectoreque brunneo-nigris, subochreo variegatis; gula, gutture,
collique lateribus pallide bruuneo-flavis; abdomine nigro badio-fasciato; caudas tectricibus inferi-
oribus badiis, versus basin nigro-fasciatis.
C olour.—The upper surface of the head dull green, faintly freckled with
black ; the sides of the head and the chin straw yellow; eye-brows yellowish
white; space between eye and bill black; the neck, the breast, and a
portion of each shoulder, intermediate between oil green and sulphur yellow ;
the bases of all the feathers pearl-grey; immediately behind the yellow of
chin, the throat and sides of the neck are crossed by a deep brownish black
crescent. The interscapulars and scapulars clouded with pale reddish brown,
pearl-grey, and bluish black, or brownish black, the latter generally prevailing
towards the quills. Back and upper tail coverts pearly grey, strongly tinged
with brown, and when the feathers are separated, each is found of a yellowish
brown tint at the base, and with a strong satin lustre. The secondary wing
coverts intermediate between Dutch and reddish orange, with the base, and a
considerable portion of the inner vane of each pearly-grey; primary wing
coverts, and all the quill feathers, umber-brown ; the secondaries narrowly
tipt with rusty white; the tail feathers blackish brown, the outer vanes edged
with pearl-grey, and all, except the two middle ones, broadly tipt with the
same colour as the secondary quill coverts. Belly and under tail coverts, between
chesnut and reddish brown. Bill and claws a dark horn-colour; eyes
dark brown; toes greenish brown.
F orm, See:— Typicalwings, when folded, nearly reach the tip of the ta il;
the first quill feather rather longer than the second; the longest of the
tertiaries intermediate between the sixth and seventh quill feathers; tail,
wedge-shaped, the two middle feathers rather the longest, and acuminated at
their extremities; the outer and inner toes of equal length.