. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE FIERY TOPAZ., 571 The oddly-shaped nest which occupies the upper part of the drawing is made by the Fiebt Topaz {Topaza pyra), one of the most magnificent of these lovely birds. Indeed, Prince Lucien BoDaparte calls it the most beautiful of the Trochilidse, and it is hardly possible to imagine a bird that can surpass it in brilliancy. The body is fiery scarlet, the head velvet-black, the throat glitter- ing emerald, with a patch of crimson in the centre
. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE FIERY TOPAZ., 571 The oddly-shaped nest which occupies the upper part of the drawing is made by the Fiebt Topaz {Topaza pyra), one of the most magnificent of these lovely birds. Indeed, Prince Lucien BoDaparte calls it the most beautiful of the Trochilidse, and it is hardly possible to imagine a bird that can surpass it in brilliancy. The body is fiery scarlet, the head velvet-black, the throat glitter- ing emerald, with a patch of crimson in the centre; the lower part of the back is also green, and the long, slender, crossed feathers of the tail are purple with a green gloss. So magnificent a bird can have but few rivals, and there is only one species which even. approaches it in beauty. This is the Crimson Topaz {Topaza pel- la), a bird which is nearly allied to it, and which much resembles it in general coloring. It may, however, be distinguished by the color of the body, which is crimson instead of scarlet. Curiously enough, although it is bedecked with resplendent hues, which seem to need the presence of daylight,'and to be made expressly for the purpose of reflecting the brightest beams of the sun, yet the lovely bird is one of the night wanderers, be- ing seldom seen as long as the sun is above the horizon, and pre-. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). New York : Harper & Brothers
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