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NATURAL HISTORY 



loud, deep, and flute-like note of the species. Says Mr. Bates : " We had 

 the good luck, after remaining quiet for a short time, to hear its perform- 

 ance. It drew itself up on its perch, spread widely the umbrella-formed 

 crest, dilated and waved its glossy breast-lappet, and then, in giving vent 

 to its loud, piping note, bowed its head slowly forward." This species 

 figures in science as Cephaloj)terus ornatus — a most appropriate name. 



Allies of this are the bell-bird, figured in our cut, and its two cousins. 

 The naked-throated bell-bird is the least striking of the three ; one of the 



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Fig. 456. — Naked-throated bell-bird (Casmarhynchos nudicollis). 



others bears a large conical appendage upon the base of its bill, which it 

 is capable of erecting, so that, like a miniature church-spire, it reaches a 

 length of three inches, the whole surface being covered with white, star- 

 like feathers, between which the black skin shows through. This gives 

 the bird about as strange an appearance as one can imagine. The name 

 bell-bird is derived from the note of the bird. It is very clear and loud, 

 and can be heard for a long distance in the dense forests of Brazil, and it 

 does not require a very vivid imagination to make the listener think that 

 some little chapel must be near. 



