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THE BRONZED COCK. 



Callus ceneus CUVIER. 

 PLATE IX. 



Coq bronzd ; Gallus seneus, Temminck, Planches Colorizes, 

 p. 374. Male. 



THIS beautiful bird seems first to have been fi- 

 gured in the Planches Coloriees from a single speci- 

 men sent from the interior of Sumatra by M. Diard, 

 It is rather larger than the Bankiva cock. The comb 

 is very large, and with an unbroken edge. The 

 cheeks and throat are bare, and from the base of 

 each lower mandible there is a small thick wattle ; 

 the whole of these parts are bright red. The fea- 

 thers of the head, neck, and upper part of the back, 

 are slightly lengthened, but do not take the usual 

 long hackle shape, and are of a metallic green, with 

 brilliant reflections. The plumes are of deep and 

 rich purple, and are edged with a broad border of 

 pale lake. The tail is also purple, with bright me- 

 tallic green reflections. The throat, breast, and the 

 whole under parts, are of a deep black, shaded 

 curple, and in some lights with a greenish tinge. 



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