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same curious sounds which it does in captivity. This superb 

 bird measures about four feet in length. Its plumage, banded 

 with black, gleams with a golden brown hue, shot with gi^een, 

 violet, and blue. Its head is somewhat small, and a portion 

 of its neck is covered with a naked warty bluish skin, which 

 liangs in wattles from the base of the bill, forming a long 

 fleshy protuberance, with hairs at the top. 



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The bird, in the States, is commonly known as Bubbling 

 Jock, and is called " Oocoocoo " by the Indians. The 

 female builds her. nest in some dry, secluded spot, guarding 

 it carefully, and never approaching it by the same path twice 

 in succession. When first her young are hatched, she leads 

 them through the woods, but returns at night to her nest. 

 After a time she takes them to a greater distance, and nestles 

 them in some secluded spot on the ground. At this time 



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