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rather more slender and graceful : the comb is 

 and with an unequal margin ; and double wattles 

 hang from the base of the under mandibles. But 

 the most singular part in the plumage is in the form 

 of the shaft in all the long hackled feathers : those of 

 the neck, wing and tail coverts have a dark greyish 

 ground, but the shafts are of a bright golden orange, 

 and in the centre and at the tip dilate into a flat horny 

 plate, similar to what is seen in the wings and tail of 

 the Bohemian Wax- wing. They will, however, be bet- 

 ter understood by the accompanying representations 



of their form. Their appearance is both singular and 

 beautiful. The centre of the back, the throat, breast, 

 belly, and thighs, are of a deep and rich grey, ha- 

 ving the shafts and edges of a paler tint. The tail 

 is of a rich and deep green : the feathers which im- 

 mediately succeed the long hackles of a rich purple, 

 edged with a pale yellow, and those immediately 

 succeeding of a golden-green, edged with grey, the 



