Definitive Prealternate II molt more extensive than first Prealternate molt involving replacement of head and neck feathers, including ornamental plumes, and some body plumage (Meyerriecks 1962b).
Forehead, crown, and lower border of eye dark grayish [bottle green] with medium length erectile plumes extending from rear of crown forming a bushy crest when raised; remainder of head, neck, breast, and upper sides purplish maroon becoming mouse gray on remainder of underparts; thighs rufescent.
Malar stripe cream buff bordered above by blackish streak; chin and throat buffy white, medial portion of lower neck and breast white, spotted on upper neck and streaked on breast with grayish with variegated white and brownish streaks extending to the upper belly. Upper back and scapulars covered with medium length bluish gray plumes with a [greenish cast]; [lower back greenish blue-gray]; [tail dark greenish gray with bluish cast]. [Outer scapulars, lesser and median coverts dark greenish gray margined with tawny buff, remainder of wing dark bluish gray with greenish cast], outer webs of tertials and innermost secondaries edged with white; leading edge of bend of wing buffy white; lining of wing slate gray margined with buff (Oberholser 1974). Male more brightly colored than female.”