. Birds and nature . m g i i o X o and standing out in regular rows, whichpress the feathers of the nape and hindneck well back, forming a smooth kindof cape on the back of the neck. Thissmooth cape contrasts beautifully withthe ruffled black and white feathers ofthe throat and fore breast. The red combover each eye is enlarged until the twonearly meet over the top of the comb the bird is able to enlarge orreduce at will, and while he is struttingthe expanded tail is moved from side toside. The two center feathers do notmove, but each side expands and con-tracts alternately with each
. Birds and nature . m g i i o X o and standing out in regular rows, whichpress the feathers of the nape and hindneck well back, forming a smooth kindof cape on the back of the neck. Thissmooth cape contrasts beautifully withthe ruffled black and white feathers ofthe throat and fore breast. The red combover each eye is enlarged until the twonearly meet over the top of the comb the bird is able to enlarge orreduce at will, and while he is struttingthe expanded tail is moved from side toside. The two center feathers do notmove, but each side expands and con-tracts alternately with each step the birdwalks. The movement of the tail pro-duces a peculiar rustling, like that of attitude gives him a very dignifiedand even conceited air. He tries to at-tract attention in every possible way, byflying from the ground up on a perch, andback to the ground, making all the noisehe can in so doing. Then he will thumpsome hard substance with his bill. I havehad him fly up on my shoulder and thumpmy col
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