2o6 STRANGE DWELLINGS. 



shade. It is of a close texture, and glossy as if made of satin, 

 presenting a lovely appearance when the bird runs about in the 

 sunbeams. The specific name, holosericeus, is composed of two 

 (jreek words signifying all silken, and is very appropriate to the 

 species. The female is not in the least like the male, her 

 plumage being almost uniform olive green, and the young male 

 is coloured in a similar manner. 



