PRINCESS HELENA S COQUETTE. 



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mala is adorned somewhat after the fashion of the Birds of 

 Paradise, its head being ornamented with six long, green, 

 hair-like feathers, three on either side of the body. The 



1. PRINCESS HELENA'S COQUETTE. 2. TUFTED COQUETTE. 



upper part is of a coppery bronze colour, a band of buff 

 crossing the lower end of the back. The face is green ; and 

 the throat is adorned with emerald feathers surrounded with 



