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wings, passing into chestnut streaked with black on 

 the outer barbs of the latter; the deep green of the 

 back ; the black of the quill-feathers of the tail ; and 

 the white of the top of the head. Its forehead is orna- 

 mented with six long bristles ; and the back of its head 

 with a crest of slender partially barbed reddish chest- 

 nut feathers, about two inches in length. The naked 

 skin surrounding the eyes is red ; the iris orange ; the 

 bill black ; the legs yellow ; and the claws brown. The 

 female is somewhat smaller in size, and wants the occi- 

 pital crest. On the head, back of the neck, and throat, 

 she is of a brownish ash-colour ; the fore part of her 

 neck, her back, breast, and sides, are of a beautiful 

 bright green ; her wings of a lighter chestnut than 

 those of the male ; and her tail black with a gloss of 

 green. She measures ten or eleven inches in total 

 length. 



The Rouloul appears to be very abundant in Sumatra, 

 where it is said to confine itself to the larger forests, 

 and never to make its appearance in the plains. It is 

 extremely shy and mistrustful. The individual figured, 

 a female, lived for more than twelve months in the 

 Society's Menagerie. A representation of the male 

 bird, from a stuffed specimen in the Museum, is given 

 below. 



