| 1. | Hence the name Neelkantha ( meaning blue throat ) is attributed to Shiva.
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| 2. | They have a faint blue throat.
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| 3. | The male is metallic green overall, with a violet-blue throat and dark tail.
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| 4. | The species is sedentary and coverts, mantle, and tail, with a black mask and black or dark blue throat.
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| 5. | Both have a straight black bill, greenish upperparts, a blue throat, grey belly, and extensive white to the tail.
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| 6. | They perform elaborate greeting rituals, including harsh squawks and the male's display of his blue throat, also including short dances.
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| 7. | The female differs in that it has a greener head and blue throat, and young birds are like the female but without the blue throat patch.
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| 8. | The female differs in that it has a greener head and blue throat, and young birds are like the female but without the blue throat patch.
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| 9. | There is a violet patch running back and down from the eye, a hermit-like malar stripe, and a glittering green and blue throat stripe.
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| 10. | It has a white spot behind the eye, a small violet-blue throat patch, white thighs, and a deeply forked blue-black tail.
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