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huppes pouissent de Teclat le plus extraordinaire ; 

 elles etincellent avec le brillant de Tor et celui de cuivre 

 rouge : le reflets du rubis et ceux de 1'emeraudes, le 

 rouge de feu, le vert le plus pur, le jaune le plus ecla- 

 tant, chatoient de maniere a eblouir les yeux, et sur- 

 passer la description qu'on chercherait a faire de ces 

 teintes si fugitives et si belles/' 



The colours of these tufts, or horns, certainly baffle 

 description, and an idea can only be conveyed by 

 likening them to some familiar object, such as the 

 bright and changing hues of steel, and other metals, 

 or the sparkling tints of precious stones. The centre 

 of the forehead between the tuft is covered with scaly 

 feathers, of a brilliant green and blue reflections. A 

 gorget of deep and rich purple composed of lengthened 

 feathers, reaches from behind the eyes upon the breast ; 

 the breast and upper part of the belly is of the purest 

 white ; the same colour crosses the lower sides of the 

 neck, nearly meeting on the back, and forms a beauti- 

 ful contrast to the deep-coloured and delicately formed 

 feathers of the gorget. The belly and vent are of the 

 same green with the upper parts; the wings are 

 brown ; the tail is strongly wedge-shaped ; the two 

 ientre feathers brown ; the others pure white. 



