. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. i-,4 J Z-mRl).—rtil6iia Pitradheus. ^' ^' ml 1h'].hnnagc. ot the and malo Inrd is stroimlv . ...itr.'istcd witli yivid colours, iKun-as and lioiuely as that of tlu' Kn-li'sh^ tliiusl,, and oivin- no n the poi-eous hues that .lye tlie feathers of the a,lnh male. The upper parts e the ieiuale aii. undeveloped male arc an rusty , tlu' win-s and tail beinu clued a reddLsh hue. A ^\ streak runs throu-h the .'ve, and the under
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. i-,4 J Z-mRl).—rtil6iia Pitradheus. ^' ^' ml 1h'].hnnagc. ot the and malo Inrd is stroimlv . ...itr.'istcd witli yivid colours, iKun-as and lioiuely as that of tlu' Kn-li'sh^ tliiusl,, and oivin- no n the poi-eous hues that .lye tlie feathers of the a,lnh male. The upper parts e the ieiuale aii. undeveloped male arc an rusty , tlu' win-s and tail beinu clued a reddLsh hue. A ^\ streak runs throu-h the .'ve, and the under surlace is lialf covered witli many spear-headed hlaek marks', like tlu arrow- lieaded .diaracters ot ^nievoh, by tlie black hue mIucIi tips each feather, and very partially stains their edj;es. ' *• J Van der Hoeveu, in liis "Handbook of Zoolo-v," places this bird in tlie crpnus l-piniachus, with the two beautiful species which will be next described ""it is sejjarated Irom them by other systematic zoologists, on account of the formation of the tail, which IS comparatively short, and the feathers of nearly equal length. The very remarkable bird which is depicted in the accompanying illustration has boon very aj^propriately named Neomorplia, or New-form, as it exhibits a peculiarity of toniiation which, so lar as is at present known, is M-holly unique. A\'heii this bird was first discovered, .Air. Gould very naturally considered the specimen with the st-'.ight beak to be of a dilferent species from that wliidi has the curved liill and accordingly set thein down in his list under different titles. In process of time liowi'ver he discovered the real stari; of the matter, as will shortly be seen by his own account' Ihis very curious anomaly in form is of considerable value to .systematic zoolooists agmiist over-estimating the importance of form in a single limb or organ Any one \uniki be justified in considering so decided a di
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