180 THE NEPAUL SUN-BIRD. 



is a very difficult one. He sets a snare, or else 

 goes out with his bow and arrow. But the crea- 

 ture is so shy, that he is often obliged to imitate 

 the cry of the young one, in order to induce the 

 old deer to approach within reach of his arrows. 



The difficulty of obtaining the musk causes it 

 to be sold at a very high price ; and hunting the 

 deer would be a profitable employment, were they 

 more easy to capture. 



The musk is sent to England, and comes in 

 little bags or sacks. It is well known in the 

 toilette, and to many people the scent is agreeable. 



It is also used as a medicine. 



In the forests that clothe the mountains of Ne- 

 paul is found a lovely Sun-Bird. 



Its bill and legs are of a wood-brown ; the top 

 of the head a golden-green, changing into purple ; 

 and the neck and back a deep carmine-red. The 

 cheeks, throat, and breast of this beautiful bird 

 are of a dazzling scarlet. The lower part of the 

 body has a band or mark of pale yellow; but 

 when the bird is at rest, the long feathers of the 

 tail conceal this yellow band. 



