the Liilolo liiver, iilioiit Hvelve miles inhiml, acconliiig to Dr. E. P. Ramsay, who says that its cry
lias not Ihe tnimpet-like somid of Phoni/gama keraudmn ami P. gonUi.
'i'he (llirei-ciice ir] metallic tint, especially on the mider surface of the body, is noteworthy in a
series of specimens from diderent jmrtions of the bird's range, some exiunplcs being ninch greener
below than others, while the specimens from the Ani Islands are larger than those from New
Gninea. Count Salvadori also remarks on the lighter coloration and larger size of the individuals
obtained ijr Sahiwati and Batanta. Signor D'Albertis first described the trachea of tliis species as
having only one coil, shaped like the letter S, resting in the depression of the fnrcnla. The late
Mr. W. A. Forbes confirmed D'Albertis's observations and described and figured the trachea in the
•Proceedings' of the Zoological Society for 1882. It is convoluted, but oidy to a small extent,
merely fonning a short loop lying on the inter-clavicular air-cell, between the rami of the furcnla,
much as in many specimens of the genns Crax. Mr. Forbes believed that iii the female the trachea
would be quite si[n])le.
The following description is adapted from that given in my third volume of the ' CataloL'ue ot
B i r d s ' :—
AihtU male. Head all round covered with comjiressed velvety jilumes, steel-green without any
purple rellections; the neck all round greenish like the head, the plumes slightly recurved and
gdistening with metallic ends; general colour of upper surface steel-black, shaded, according to the
light, with metallic reflections of greenish or purple; wings and tail purple, with steel-black shades
under certain lights, the qnills externally glossed with greenish ; under surfece of body glossy steelblack
with purplish or greenish reflections ; under wing- and tail-coverts uniform with the breast;
"bill and feet black; iris brilliant red" (/''. IL II. GuUlemard'). Total length 16 inches, culmeu I'O,
wing 7-2, tail 6-9, tarsus I'o.
Adult female. Similar to the male, but smaller: "iris dull orange " (7^. H. H. GuUlemard). Total
length 10 inches, culmcn 0 45, wing 7, tail ()-8, tarsus 17.
The figure in the Plate represents an adult male, drawn from a Dorei specimen iii the British
Museum.
Bill