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Fig. 174.—Resplendent Trogons, 
in the enjoyment of all 
their vigour. He = says 
that, having taken five 
Barbets from a nest, one 
of which was so old that 
it could not stand on its 
legs, and having enclosed 
them in a cage, “the four 
healthy Barbets hastened 
to give food to the one 
lying in a dying state in 
a corner of thé. cage, 
He adds that the nest 
from which he had taken 
them was filled with husks 
and the remains of insects, 
which led him to think 
that the old invalid had 
been fed a long time by 
these kind and _ thought- 
ful birds. If this is true, 
it is worthy the attention 
of moralists. The best 
known of this family is 
the Collared Barbet (4zcco 
collaris, Fig. 173). The 
Barbets have a curious 
habit of raising all their 
plumage till they look like 
a ball of feathers; from 
this peculiarity they have 
gained the name of Puff- 
birds. 
Trogons, like Barbets, 
have the bases of their 
beaks covered with hairs. 
Their soft and silky plu- 
mage glitters with the 
most brilliant hues, and 
their tails are extremely 
long. ‘They very strongly 
resemble the birds of night 
