. Birds: the elements of ornithology . The White-backed Coly {CoUue capensis). Continent, where they feed on fruit, frequenting the loftiesttrees. On the head is an elegant crest of feathers, which theycan elevate or depress. Almost all of them have a beautiful INTEODrCTIOir. 8i red colour on the wing, whioh can be washed away with soapand water. This colour is due to the presence of a pigmentwhich has been termed Turacine, which has been shown tocontain copper. Fig. The Green Tody (Todus viridis). About eight species o£ fruit-eating Birds are known asColies, and they are also exclusively
. Birds: the elements of ornithology . The White-backed Coly {CoUue capensis). Continent, where they feed on fruit, frequenting the loftiesttrees. On the head is an elegant crest of feathers, which theycan elevate or depress. Almost all of them have a beautiful INTEODrCTIOir. 8i red colour on the wing, whioh can be washed away with soapand water. This colour is due to the presence of a pigmentwhich has been termed Turacine, which has been shown tocontain copper. Fig. The Green Tody (Todus viridis). About eight species o£ fruit-eating Birds are known asColies, and they are also exclusively inhabitants of Africa. Herewe again meet with a crested head, but their long tail amplyserves to distinguish them from the Plantain-eaters. TheWhite-backed Ooly {Colius mpetms) is not uncommon in G 82 ELEMENTS OE OENITHOlOfiT. Cape Colony, where it is known as the Mouse-bird, and is saidalways to sleep hanging head downwards. They are short-beaked Birds, often to be seen in Zoological Gardens, forthey can be kept with considerable facility. Another small group of Birds, still more restricted geogra-phically, are the Todies, of which there are but nine species, Kg. 84.
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