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RED-BREASTED SUNBIRD. 



Cinnyris pulcliella, CUVIER. 

 PLATE XIY. 



Golden-green ; breast crimson, margined with yellow ; the 

 two middle tail-feathers, in the male, greatly elongated, 

 and very narrow. 



Certhia pulchella, Linnceus. Cinnyris pulchella, Reg. Am- 

 mal, i. 434. Soui manga changeant longue queue, PI. 

 Enl. 670, i. De petit Soui manga a longue queue, Viettl. 



Ois. d'Or, pi. 40 Le Sucrier cossu, Le Vaill. Ois. (TAfrique, 



vi. pi. 293, f. 1. 



THIS well known and elegant little bird seems to 

 be particularly common in Senegal, from whence 

 great numbers hare been recently sent to Europe as 

 articles of commerce. This unusual importation has 

 arisen from the demand for Humming-birds, and 

 others of small size and rich plumage, in conse- 

 quence of the fashion so prevalent with the fair sex, 

 of decorating their hair with these splendid natural 

 ornaments. Le Yaillant discovered this species also 

 in South Africa, in the Caffre territories. He says 

 it is only found in the large forests, where he was 

 unable to discover its nest. Like others of its genus, 

 the male loses its rich glossy plumes, and the two 

 long feathers in its tail, after the breeding season, 



