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DIVERSITY 



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THE CRESTED POLYPLECTKON. 



Potyplectron emphanum TEMMINCK. 

 PLATE V. 



JSperonniei a Toupet, Polyplectron emphanum, Temminck, 

 Planches Color iees, p. 540. 



THIS bird, of remarkably rich plumage, forms part 

 of the collection of the Prince of Essling, and was 

 supposed to have been received from the Sunda 

 and Molucca Islands. It is about the size of the 

 Argus polyplectron. The forehead and crown are 

 adorned with a crest of long, narrow, and loose fea- 

 thers, and, with the neck and breast, are of a rich 

 bluish-black, with metallic reflections. Above the 

 eyes there is a large white streak, and a patch of the 

 same colour upon the auricular feathers, both of a 

 pure and shining tint, rendered more conspicuous 

 from the contrast of the surrounding parts. The 

 belly and vent are deep black. The back and rump 

 are of a dull brown, with irregular wavy bands of a 

 paler tint. The wing-coverts and secondaries are of 

 a brilliant blue, each tipped with a band of velvety 

 black. The tail, very much rounded, is brown, 

 marked with numerous minute spots of ochraceoua 

 white ; it has, near the tip, on each side of the shaft, 



