Cassell's book of birds; vol. 1

part is a deep glossy brown, which is darkest upon the head and neck,

and extends as far as the breast; the under part of the body is white; the rump, upper and lower tail-covers, and the sides of the belly are streaked with greyish white and dull black, and still further ornamented with a large dark shining patch of metallic green, situated upon the sides of the breast; the wings a...