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certain lights. Th- Ivaiitiful loim-|>ointl feathers of the neck are great ly like the liackles of 



tli,- .ir.inir , , M -k. ,-\,-,.|,t (hut they hung lower mi tin- nock. Tli.-ir .-olm- is n- li, r.-fulk"-ni w<-\\, 

 deepening in to a wurni n>ppT \\li.-n tin- li^'lit falls obli,jii-l\ H|MHI th.-m, ami th-- win- -ro\,-rt.s 

 are of tin- same hii.-, and iH.int.-d aft.-r a similar fashion. Hie bock and whole of the upper 

 surface is glowing green. \sith linni and st-.-| I, In,- ivhWtioiis. aiil tli- nn.lT surfar- jr- 

 taki-s of tin- NUM.- colnrin-, hut \\iihoiit its jTii!iar n^]>]-ndnoe. The short, square tail ia 

 |.un- whit.-. It i> null. -i i-.-markal>li- that in tin- brveding season a nnindf.1. fleshy knob makes 

 ipIKiurance upon tin- \\\>\-\- urnidil.!.-, similar to that whir h luw already been noticed in 

 the Fruit Pigeon. The total length of this l.inl is aUmt fmn-t.-. -n inches. 



TIIK .s].|t-iidid Ci:n\v\n> rn;r'\ is indisputably tln> most conspicuous of all 

 great size and >pl.-n<lid i-n-st n-iidfiingitamost strikinirnl.j,.,-!. .-\.-n at a 



tribe ; ita 



CKUWNKO PlUKUM.-CWMMta eonmalm. 



So large and so un-pigeon-like is this bird, that few on first seeing it would be likely to 

 determine its real relations to the rest of the feathered race, and would be more likely to class 

 it among the poultry than the pigeons. If, however, the reader will lay a card upon the crest 

 so as to expose only the head, he will see that the general outline of the head and beak is 

 clearly that of a Pigeon. It is a native of Java, New Guinea, and the Moluccas. 



The manners of this splendid bird are very curious and interesting. Their walk is quite 

 of a royal charart.-r. .-tat. ly and majestic, and well according with the beautiful feathered 

 crown whir h th.-y bear upon their heads. The crest seems to be always held expanded. They 

 have a quaint habit of sunning themselves upon the hot pavement of their prison by lying 

 on one side, laying the head flat on the ground, tucking the lower wing under them, and 



