THE MOUNTAIN SHORT-WING. GARRULOUS ROLLER. CRESTED CURASSuW. 



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Mountain Short-Wings. 



Cedar Bird. 



The Mountain Short- Wing is a native of Java, where it is chiefly found on the lowest branches of trees 

 or on the ground. As the shortness of its wings incapacitates it for elevated or distant heights, its motions 

 are low, short, and made with great exertion. Its song is almost uninterrupted, and pleasingly varied. 



The Garrulous Roller is found in Europe. It lives on frogs, beetles, acorns, grains, and fruit. Its flesh 

 is thought excellent. It is the size of the jay. The head, neck, and breast, are of a bluish-green, the upper 

 part of the body reddish-brown : the flag feathers black, and the tail which is forked, has a liejht blue tint. 

 It builds on trees, particularly the birch. 



The Crested Curassow is a native of the forests of Mexico. Guiana, and Brazil, where it is so abundant 

 as to be considered an unfailing source of supply to the traveller who has to trust to his gun. It is com- 

 mon, in a domestic state, in the Dutch settlements of Berbice, Essequibo, and Demarara. The crest consists 

 of feathers about three inches long, curled forwards, of a velvety appearance, and capable of being raised or 

 depressed at will. 



Garrulous Roller 



Crested Curassow.- 



Titmouse on the Wing. 



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