Compliant liquid path member and receptacle for ink recirculation

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a housing forming a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle in the plurality of receptacles being configured to hold a volume of a single color of ink, each receptacle further comprising:
• an opening formed through the housing to enable a single color of liquid ink to enter the receptacle;
• and
• a liquid path member having a first end positioned within the receptacle and a second end extending from the receptacle and the housing;
• and
• a positioning system operatively connected to the housing, the positioning system being configured to:
• move the housing to engage the second end of the liquid path member in each of the plurality of receptacles with the face of the printhead at a location below each inkjet group in a plurality of inkjet groups in the face of the printhead to provide a fluid path for a single color of ink emitted by each inkjet group to a corresponding receptacle in the plurality of receptacles to enable each receptacle in the plurality of receptacles to receive only one color of ink from the inkjet groups in the printhead.