the neck pale blue, the feathers edged with dark grey. Back brownish-
grey, as are the upper tail-coverts and two middle tail-feathers. Alula
brownish-black, as are the ends of the primary-coverts, of which the bases
are deep red ; primaries deep red, broadly margined externally, and tip-
ped with dusky brown. Secondary quills and their coverts pale grey,
tinged with red ; the smaller coverts and scapulars of a reddish colour
like that of the breast, and shewing oblong black spots glossed with pur-
plish blue and green. Lower wing-coverts and under surface of the
wings deep red ; lower tail-coverts brownish-grey, tipped with white.
Tail-feathers grey at the base, bluish-black towards the end, more or less
tipped with grey, the outermost with a touch of white on its outer edge
at the tip.
Length 6| inches, extent of wings 11 ; biU along the back j^^, along the edge ^^ ; tarsus /^.
Adult Female. Plate CLXXXII. Fig. 4.
The female is paler in the tints, the colour above being light brownish- grey, the lower parts much lighter, the throat-feathers broadly margined with dull white. The forehead and wing-coverts are but slightly tinged with red, and the hind neck is less blue than in the male.
Length 6^ inches.
Young Bird. Plate CLXXXII. Fig. 5.
The young resembles the female.
The Wild Orange.
Citrus aurantium, Linn.
You will find all that I know respecting this tree at pages 260 and 360 of the present volume.
