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GALLING. PHASI AM 1D.E. 



scarcely more than the head and neck of the bird 

 appear in front of them. The true tail is situated 

 beneath, and is commonly concealed by these. 



consisting of eighteen brown, stiff feathers about 

 six inches long. 



Immense flocks of these splendid birds in a 

 wild state exist in the forests of India and the 



