Museum, however, I discoverad a series o f specimens th e re from Mysol, and i t is to Professor
Schlegel’s k indness in len d in g me th e examples in question th a t I am eriaWed to give a
fig u re o f this beau tifu l Tanyriptei'a in th re e stages o f plumage
In g en e ra l appearance i t resembles T . galatea, b u t differs conspicuously in the unspa-
tu la te d ta il Avhich seems to be preserved in a ll ages.
T h e species is dedicated to Mr. D. G. Elliot, one o f th e most illustrious American
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N a tu ra lis ts , an d a u th o r o f several Ornithological “ Monographs.” [ I
