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hackles of the same colour cover the rump, 

 aud drop on each side of the base of the tail. 

 The middle of the back and the shoulders of 

 the wings are of a dark chestnut, the feathers 

 being of a loose texture. The greater -wing 

 coverts are of a glossy green, and form a bar 

 of that colour across the wing. The primary 

 and secondary quill feathers are yellowish, 

 with a tinge of rufous. The tail feathers are 

 of a glossy green. The under surface uni- 

 formly is of a glossy blackish green, but the 

 base of each feather is a chestnut, and this 

 colour appears on the least derangement of 

 the plumage. The limbs are remarkably stout, 

 and the robust tarsi are of a yellow colour. 

 The voice is a sort of crow — hoarse and short, 

 and very different from the clear notes of de- 

 fiance uttered by our farmyard chanticleer. 

 This species has the habit, when fatigued, of 

 resting on the tarsi or legs, as we have seen 

 the emu do under similar circumstances. 



In some parts of continental India, this 

 bird is domesticated, and is known to Euro- 

 peans under the name of the Kulm Cock. In 

 the proceedings of the Zool. Soc. for 1832, 

 p. 151, we find the following notice respecting 

 it by colonel Sykes, who observed it domesti- 



