. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. li'iiilnicy 111 uiiitf witli I lii'ii HIT liy III) 111,.nil, Uvv with tim wild uii,| I' f^TDUSt' is rtlso |||lt til iiro iiicMtidiiuil iiiiioi|i» 1(1 mystery of riu'Msimt liy Mr. \Viit(!rt(m r,,,. 0(1, Tiioso iKK'tiiniai <l by lookiiii,' upwiuds ('lies, and liriii^,' tlicm <<: tliiit pivvfiitioii wiis iiiips, (liirlv as iiinlit ii, II jiluli; ariuuiii. Tlic 'lit di'jircssiini, / till) art of tlic liinl, ' colour is an iiiiifonn veil rciiiciiiher limlin^r lieiii oil the 8|)ot with to s
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. li'iiilnicy 111 uiiitf witli I lii'ii HIT liy III) 111,.nil, Uvv with tim wild uii,| I' f^TDUSt' is rtlso |||lt til iiro iiicMtidiiuil iiiiioi|i» 1(1 mystery of riu'Msimt liy Mr. \Viit(!rt(m r,,,. 0(1, Tiioso iKK'tiiniai <l by lookiiii,' upwiuds ('lies, and liriii^,' tlicm <<: tliiit pivvfiitioii wiis iiiips, (liirlv as iiinlit ii, II jiluli; ariuuiii. Tlic 'lit di'jircssiini, / till) art of tlic liinl, ' colour is an iiiiifonn veil rciiiciiiher limlin^r lieiii oil the 8|)ot with to such a ])r()cc(Mliiiu prize to soiiie Irieiids, I neck are dee]) steely izel cyo is suridiimkll Over th(! ears tiieiv lied with linht ndj,],,,, of the back is of the yellow without any /eral shades, and the djf(! of till! outer web, ler. The breast aii^I 'crsified by the lilaclc s ar(> blaekisli inown. Tlu; feiiuile is niiicli iiug of a pale yellow- ivies' PlIKASAXT, Imt uiiyiir aiul Xoitlieiii -iir]) the ordiiiiivy eed eight i'eet, owiit' I idoiio will nieasuiv lis species lias been i'(' it throve tolerably iiccliniatized to tliis â eiiiieiis which liave so sjiieiiiliil mains of Sin'iiia^'iir 'riale na lie of Uuuui- TilK i'HKASAXT. on Xo nnioiint of aitilii ial coloiiiin;; cdiild K'vc the full clfect of the ^,'orgeoiis jiiid ever-changing beauty wliiidi ailoriis the plumage of this niagiiiliecnt bird \\liile the simph blacl. kiiiid while of ttiien- iiviiig gives but a very faint notion of its ival iiiagniticeiici?. The iibsence of colours iiiii-t therefore lie faintly su])[ilied with a liiicf di'scriptioii in words. The. head is whifc, a patch of liylit scarlet naked skin around the , ,.i|Kcd by a baud of black which runs (iver the forehead, under the chin, and is latlier broader over tiie car-eoverts. 'J'he iiick in also broadly collared with while. T ic oai k of the neck aiK I the back ilself are covered with shining scale-like feathe
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