. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. ,i vf W: 2**^ TIIK TI'ITi:i) COQrKTTK. time T Wiitchcil iii,.vcm, nls Im-Chv sliuotin^r jf. tj,,. ij,,!,, Huimte ot tlu! Wilier t(.r siidi a (liinmu i\c civnduv Allci ,i,i . ,.â. i ,. II"' <-luâis Ml llns htl .. lânl an. sn . ,I.ât it appeiirs tu 1,,. uMilnnniv , nvn until It ,noro clcsoly, it is . to 1,., nt'a ..opiuTv Ini. vl. ' ', notublo for tlip one , and oil,, is for tlic other. ° e& The Si)analoa Coquette is a iiii
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. ,i vf W: 2**^ TIIK TI'ITi:i) COQrKTTK. time T Wiitchcil iii,.vcm, nls Im-Chv sliuotin^r jf. tj,,. ij,,!,, Huimte ot tlu! Wilier t(.r siidi a (liinmu i\c civnduv Allci ,i,i . ,.â. i ,. II"' <-luâis Ml llns htl .. lânl an. sn . ,I.ât it appeiirs tu 1,,. uMilnnniv , nvn until It ,noro clcsoly, it is . to 1,., nt'a ..opiuTv Ini. vl. ' ', notublo for tlip one , and oil,, is for tlic other. ° e& The Si)analoa Coquette is a iiiitive of several parts of Co- ^. liiinliia, anl wns tirst brought to EiiKliiii'l in ], The singular crest is cni)al)le of hoinj,' raised or depressed at the will of the bird and i)roduces a great ettect in changing the whole expression of the creature. AVhen raised to its fullest extent it spreads itself like the tail of the peacock, and nnieh n'seujbles the crest of the kiiKr tody, a bird which will be di" scribed in a futuie ]iage. When depressed, it lies Hat' upon the bird, and is so large that it pro- jects on either side, barely allowing the little black eyes to gleam from under its shade. The crown of the head and the crest are light ruddy tiut, each feather having a ball- like spot of dark bronze-green at tlie tip. The thnmt and face which is a small fnft pointed white * ihm hT ''"'""" ""'â¢'""''' "''^^"' ^''^''^^^ protrude from beiicith tl e ' ."et iVe ^ ei ,n^^^^^^ very effect as they part of the back, where a ^..d ros^^^ i 't 1 :;n:rfr''; "^ 'l'';!' ^'T ^'^""' IS dark ruddv chestnut as f,r .,s tl,e t.,il T ? -i ⢠'-"'"'"' ^''^ i'^'^^ "^ the plumage .-.* of â».,.iii. â,,: "^;;; L"!' ,;;:'ââ :;l';;» «,;:!:'*sr"*""-"' "'"â "»"«'". Tirriai CnQl-KTTiv-A,,;,/,,.,-,
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