. The bird, its form and function . Ftg. 221.—Lady Amherst Fig. 222.—Casque of Hornbill. Heads and Necks 279 We can only compare these little Joseph-coated birdswith the unnatural sports among domestic poultry andpigeons. But whatever their colour, these Fighting Snipe findtheir ruffs of service in their encounters at the breedingseason. Four male birds which I observed in captivity

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