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VtlargopcU gouldi..........................................................Sharpe, P Z.S., 1870, p.
P. rostro rubro: scapularibus riridi-cyaneis; capile haud püeato, collo postico concolori; major; siiprl
viriili-cyanea.
Hah. in insulis Philippinis.
Whole head and neck, and the whole o f the u nder surface o f the body rich ochre ;
upper p a rt of the back, scapularies, tving-coverts, u pper tail-coverts and u pper surface of
the ta il green, slig h tly inclining to b lue on th e l a t t e r ; wRole o f th e back and rump silvery
c o b a lt; quills blackish, th e in n er web pale orange a t th e base, the ex te rio r web o f the
primaries and nearly th e whole o f both webs o f the secondaries b rig h t c o b a lt; hill rich
Vermillion ; feet d a rk red. Total length 13 inches, of b ill from fro n t 3.2, from gape 3.6,
wing 6.0, tail 3.5, tarsu s 0.5, middle toe 1.0, hind toe 0.5.
Hah. Manilla {Cuming, mus. J . Gould).
This species m u st not be confounded w ith the Bornean P . leucocephala, from which it
may be distinguished h y its larg er size, and by the to ta l absence o f th e blue on tbe upper
surface so v eiy d istin c t in the la s t named bird. AU the p a rts which in P. leucocephala are
b rig h t u ltrama rine are in the p resen t species vivid green.
Besides the specimen in Mr. Gould’s collection, from which I have taken the description,
and from which the p late is drawn, the Derby Museum possesses another collected iu
Manilla b y the late Hugh Cuming. I am indebted to Mr. Gould for the loan of his
beautiful specimen, which is also from Manilla, as i t enables me to give a figure o f the
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