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'' though some of them in a different hght reflect 

 *^ a blue gloss; beneath each wing rises a thick tuft 

 *' of feathers eight inches and a half in length, and 

 " of a texture resembling the herring-bone ones in 

 *' the greater Bird of Paradise." 



A Pair of New Holland Birds of Paradise (P. 

 Parkinsonia) ; one presented by the Countess of Li- 

 verpool, the other by Dr. Smith, President of the 

 Linnsean Society. 



CUCKOWS (CUCULUS). 



This Collection contains nearly 40 species of thiss 

 family. The habits of the common Cuckow are 

 well known, and may serve to give a general idea of 

 most of them. They are scattered over most parts 

 of the world, some of them are of fine plumage, as 

 the Cupreous, which is an inhabitant of the hottest 

 parts of Africa, where however it is rare : the rich 

 metallic glossy green with which the whole upper 

 parts are covered, can only be equalled by the 

 glowing tints of the Humming Bird. 



WOODPECKER (PICUS). 



The birds of this genus climb up and down trees 

 in search of insects, which they transfix and draw 



