GOLDEN TAIL. 67 



an ornament of rare beauty for the tresses 

 of an Indian belle. 



There is a certain tribe of Indians, living 

 on the banks of one of the rivers, that wear 

 a head-dress of the most gorgeous colours. 



It is a coronet of red and vellow feath- 



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ers, firmly plaited together, and fitted 

 to a fillet or band, encircling the head. 

 These feathers are not of their natural 

 colour. They belong to some of the trans- 

 formed Parrots of which I have spoken, 

 and are very highly prized. Nothing but 

 actual necessity will induce an Indian to 

 part with his head-dress. 



The ladies of Brazil imitate this fashion 

 of wearing the feathers of birds. They 

 love to adorn themselves with flowers, 

 made of the bright -coloured plumage that 

 so delights the Indian. 



And not one of the flowers, thus arti- 

 ficially produced, can vie with those made 



