Bottle Tit. Ringed 

 Robbin- 



A oinfused mixture 

 of Ash colour antl 

 brown, with soinp dark 

 patches. 



Tococo, ami by tlie 

 European inhabitants 

 Flamingo. 



Large quill feathers 

 black, all other parts 

 a bright scarlet. 



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Dark hazel. 



Dark hazel, soon after 

 death, becoming' cover- 

 ed with a while film. 



c A continunl twitter. 



A harsh scream. 





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^'estcomposed of moss, 

 wool, hair.and feathers, 

 mostly pendant, or else 

 placed in Ihe forked 

 part Ola branch of some 

 small tree, the en- 

 trnuce ^t one side. Epps 

 transparent white, fine- 

 iy sprinkled with red ; 

 in number from 13 to 20. 

 The species is a con- 

 stant resident. 



Tiieir nest is compased 

 of sticks and decayin;^ 

 ve^-etables, placed on a 

 hillock in some shallow 

 pool, the birds sit on the 

 nest with their legs 

 hanf^ing over its sides. 

 Epfgs two, perfectly 

 white. Migrates to the 

 M- est in autumn, and 

 returns East, early in 

 tlie spring. 



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The Natives use the wingai.<l tail fea- 

 thers, as ornaments to their head dress- 

 es ; in their wars they only use the black 

 feathers, but at oiher limes both the red 

 and black. The skins aud feathers are 

 of considerable importance, as they are 

 among- the princip.al objects of barter 

 with several tribes of the Natives: the 

 flesh of the young birds is eaten, as 

 also their eggs. 



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Woody places, princi- 

 pally large old trees ; 

 whose trunks are 

 mossy. 



The shores of the sea, 

 rivers, on the banks of 

 large lakes, and salt 

 water inlets. 



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tnsec's, their eggs and 

 larva;; flesh, young 

 birds, carrion and 

 grail). 



3| drains. 



inches and a half from 

 till to tiji of the wings 

 when exjianded. 



Five inches and a liaif, 

 of which the tailalone 

 measured two inches 

 and a Inlf. 



Fish, aquatic insects, 

 reptiles, & vegetables 



About si:i pounds. 



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From tip to tip of wings 

 10 feet 2 inches. 



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From the tip of the bill 

 to the tail, 4 ft. 5 in. 

 from the tip of the bill 

 to the toes. 6 feet. 



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