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used. The purple-breasted chatterer (Cotinga 

 c<zrulea\ a native of British Guiana, has medium 

 blue feathers on the head and back, which are 

 used as ' cheeks,' or in tails and for jointed bodies ; 

 the largest feathers being occasionally used as 

 hackles. The light-blue chatterer (Cotinga Cay- 

 ana) a native of Cayenne, has also blue feathers, 

 much lighter in shade ; they are used in the same 

 places as the last. The throat of this bird is 

 purple. Kingfisher's feathers are frequently sub- 

 stituted for light-blue chatterers ; but this is a 

 mistake, as they lose their colour after a short 

 immersion in water. Skins of both kinds of 

 chatterer are sold at the tackle-shops. 



Bustard. There are several varieties of this 

 bird. The feathers from the Asiatic are perhaps 

 the best, being more distinctly marked. Strips 

 and strands from all the larger feathers are used 

 for wings ; some of the smaller feathers are occa- 

 sionally used for hackles. The feathers of these 

 birds lose their colour, fade quickly, and become 

 brittle with age, so should be obtained as fresh as 

 possible. The FLorican (Sypheotides Bengalensis] 

 is much the same in colour, and the same remarks 

 apply. Single feathers are sold at the tackle- 

 shops. 



Guineafowl or Gallina. Back and breast 

 feathers are excellent as hackles, and strands or 

 strips of the tail feathers for wings. Those with 

 black ground and round white spots dye all colours 



