. Illustrations of ornithology . e hind head, deepblack. The under parts are pure white, slightly tinged with ochraceouson the throat and cheeks, forming a broad nuchal band, as in Halcyonsanctus, which, in the centre of the back part, has the feathers slightlytipped with the rich Prussian blue of the head. The remaining upperparts are also rich Prussian blue, varying in some lights to a paler tinge,and on the back and rump with a greenish ultramarine shade : the secon- HALCYON MACLEAYII. daries have the inner webs black, and are tipped with a shade of blackish-brown ; quills are black, with t
. Illustrations of ornithology . e hind head, deepblack. The under parts are pure white, slightly tinged with ochraceouson the throat and cheeks, forming a broad nuchal band, as in Halcyonsanctus, which, in the centre of the back part, has the feathers slightlytipped with the rich Prussian blue of the head. The remaining upperparts are also rich Prussian blue, varying in some lights to a paler tinge,and on the back and rump with a greenish ultramarine shade : the secon- HALCYON MACLEAYII. daries have the inner webs black, and are tipped with a shade of blackish-brown ; quills are black, with the exception of the basal half of the outerweb, and the base of the inner, which are white; the under wing-covertsare also white. The tail is nearly even, with the exception of the outerfeathers, which are about half an inch shorter than the rest, the under sideof the whole pale black, tipped with a lighter shade, which also marginsthe exterior webs of the short outer feathers. The feet and tarsi seem tohave been 102.
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