. Wonders of the bird world. Birds. Sun-birds 67 of the plumage in both sexes is also dull, but, besides the yellow pectoral tufts of the male, there is also a further development of metallic colour, which here extends to the forehead as well as the throat. In the male of C. reichoibachi (Fig. 3) we find a plain-plumaged species, but with still more metallic decoration than in C. cyanoUeinus, for it extends not only over the crown of the head but over the sides of the face, throat, and fore-neck, while as usual the pectoral tufts are still in strong evidence;. Please note that these images are
. Wonders of the bird world. Birds. Sun-birds 67 of the plumage in both sexes is also dull, but, besides the yellow pectoral tufts of the male, there is also a further development of metallic colour, which here extends to the forehead as well as the throat. In the male of C. reichoibachi (Fig. 3) we find a plain-plumaged species, but with still more metallic decoration than in C. cyanoUeinus, for it extends not only over the crown of the head but over the sides of the face, throat, and fore-neck, while as usual the pectoral tufts are still in strong evidence;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909. New York, Frederick A. Stokes company
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