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are bare; the comb large, of irregular shape ; two wattles hang 

 from the lower mandible ; the iris of the eye yellow ; the head, 

 back, and sides of the neck, surrounding the bare skin upon the 

 throat and the rump, are covered with long, rounded feathers, of 

 a clear and brilliant, golden orange. Below the hackles, the 

 upper part of the back is bluish-black, and the centre, with the 

 lesser wing-coverts, are of a rich, deep chestnut ; the webs of the 

 feathers quite disunited. The greater coverts are steel-blue, the 

 secondaries of the same colour, with a broad margin of chestnut; 

 the quills brownish black, edged with pale, reddish yellow. The 

 hen is of a dusky, ash gray, and resembles our common poultry 

 more than any other wild variety ; they inhabit the forests and 

 borders of woods, and are exceedingly wild ; they are rather 

 larger than our small Bantams, but not so large as our ordinary 

 barn-door fowl : the tail is not so much elevated as in the tame 

 birds ; the legs and feet are gray and furnished with strong spurs. 

 I have been kindly favoured, by a view of a fine specimen of 

 this bird, shot by Captain Williams, of Ely-place, Dublin, at the 

 Dera Doon jungle, under the Tavollic range, of the Himalayan 

 mountains, which he has got, put up by Mr. Glennon, of Suffolk- 

 street, beautifully grouped, with a collection of the gorgeous 

 plumed, Himalayan birds. 



Another of the wild jung le fowl is 



THE BRONZE COCK, 



Sent from the interior of Sumatra, by M. Diard. It is rather 

 larger than the Bankiva Cock ; the comb is very large, with a 

 plain edge ; the cheeks and throat are bare, and from the base of 

 each lower mandible there is a short, thick wattle ; the whole of 

 these parts are bright red. The feathers 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 a deep, and rich purple, 

 and are edgeJ with a broad border of pale lake. The tail is also 

 purple, with bright, metallic green reflections ; the throat, breast, 

 and the whole upper parts are of a deep black, shaded with purple, 

 aud, in some lights, with a greenish tinge. 



THE FORK-TAILED COCK, 



Which is nearly two feet in length, to the extremity of the tail ; 

 the cheeks are bare ; the head furnished with a plain, entire comb, 



