XXXIII. 

 THE MALACHITE SUN-BIED. 



is a Sun-Bird which is the largest 

 of the whole species. It is called the 

 Malachite Sun-Bird, and differs a little 

 from its relations. Two of the tail- 

 feathers are of some length, reaching beyond the 

 others for three or more inches. 



All the upper parts of the body of this beautiful 

 bird are of a deep green, like malachite, with a 

 changing tint of gold and bronze. The feathers 

 on the head and throat are thick and close, 

 like a pile of velvet, and a little resemble the 

 plumage of the Birds of Paradise. On the breast 

 and neck the colours seem as if waved, the tips 



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