The male was sent to Sir Edward Newton in 1875 by Mr. J. Caldwell.
| Total length | 16.5inches. |
| Wing | 07.5in " |
| Tail | 08.5in " |
Probably almost if not quite extinct. Recent investigations about its status are very desirable.
Habitat: Rodriguez Island.
PALAEORNIS WARDI E. NEWTON.
(Plate [20].)
Palaeornis wardi E. Newton, P.Z.S. 1867, p. 346 (Seychelles).
The translation of Sir Edward Newton's diagnosis is as follows: "Similar to P. alexandri, but with a stouter bill, purple red shoulder patches, and the hind neck without a red band.
"Adult Male. Crown of head and throat bluish, cheeks ochraceous green, chin and line round base of mandible black, continued in a stripe from the gape to the hind neck; back and wings grass green; rump brighter; a single wide band (or patch) on the shoulders purplish red; remiges and rectrices deep green washed with blue, the latter yellowish, the former dusky below; belly yellowish green; bill vivid scarlet with paler tip; feet dusky. Total length 16 inches, wings 7.75, tail 9."