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The colour of its feathers are brown ; the feet 

 pale yellow, and the talons which it uses with 

 the greatest force *, are black; the beak is of a 

 yellowish horn colour, and the crest which is 

 constituted by a few feathers, 'has a yellow 

 sand} 7 appearance. 



This bird is both an object of wonder and fear 

 among the natives, for it frequently takes up a 

 kangaroo, a dog, or a sheep, and probably they 

 have little doubt but, that if driven by hunger 

 and nothing else offered, the Mountain Eagle 

 would descend for the purpose of carrying off a 

 pative 



WATTLED BEE-EATER. 



In size this bird must be compared to the 

 Missel Thrush, though larger in its proportions. 

 The colour is brown, but down each feather is a 

 white line; under each eye is a kind of wattle 

 of an orange colour ; the feathers on the top of 

 the head being longer than the rest, give an ap- 

 pearance of a crest ; the middle of the belly is 

 yellow ; and the tip of the tail feathers are white ; 

 bot]i legs and beak are brown. 



GOLDEN-WINGED PIDGEON. 



This bird is of a curious species, remarkable 

 for having most of the wing feathers marked 



* One taken by Captain Waterhouse while on an excursion 

 by water, drove its talons through a seaman's foot, though it 

 Jay at the bottom of the boat with its feet tied, 



