on tlie alxlomen and under tail-coverts, the lower abdomen being uniform yeliowisb ; axiUaries j)alc greenish
barred vvitli dusky; under vving-eoverts yellow, l)arred with dusky brown; quills dusky below, bright yellow
at the base atid on the ituier web: "bill dark born-colour; feet yellowish white, tinged with olive; irides
of a deeper blue than iji the male, and with only an indication of the red ring " {Gould). Total length
12 inches, euhnen 1*3, wing 6"2, tail 4*6, tarsus 1*7.
Young male. Resembles the female at first, but is generally to be distinguished by a few purplish-black
feathers appearing on the bead and back or on the quills. The body-plumes aj)pear to be acquired by
a direct tnoult; but the quills and tail-feathers become black by a change in the colour of the feather
itself.
The figures in the Plate represent an adult male and female of the size of life, with an illustration
of a bower.
