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tail form a fork. The two other and outer feathers 

 hang separately, and are webbed to the same length 

 as the others. The shafts are then more or less 

 bare for some 4in., the remaining 3in. being webbed 

 on one side of the shaft only. The colour of the 

 bird is black, with a green gloss over the head, neck, 

 throat, flights, and tail. 



"Puck is an old maid, and is likely to remain one, 

 for I have totally failed in my endeavours to obtain 

 a mate for her. Perhaps this is well ; for of favourite 

 foreign birds she is quite the queen." 



