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 THE ROCK MANAKIN. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Bill fliorter than the head, fomewhat triangular at the bafe, bent at the tip. 

 Feet greflbrial. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &c. 



Orange-coloured Manakin with upright comprcfTed creft, and coverts of the 



tail truncated. 



Hoopoe hen. • Edw. Glean, t. 264. 



Coq. de roche du Perou, Buff, Hiji. Nat. des OiJ. 4. p. 437. 



THE Birds of America and the Eaft-Indies, the' in general not remarka- 

 ble for that pleafing power of melody whicli gives fo lively a charm to 

 the European groves and fields, are yet fupercminendy diftinguiflied by the 

 beauty, variety, and luftre of their plumage : Scunetimes exhibiting a ricii and 

 fplendid diverfity of colour in the fame bird, and fometimes affording an ex- 

 ample of one fingle or individual colour uniformly difFufed almoft over the 

 whole body. Of this the bird which forms the fubjeft of this prefent plate 

 is a very remarkable example. When in a ftate of perf^.dlion it furnifhes per- 

 haps the fineft example of the true color croceus, or golden-orange, of any 

 bird yet difcovered ; not excepting even the Parachiea aurea, or Golden Paradife- 

 bird, the back of which is very nearly of the fame colour. Another very 

 curious particular, and v/hich takes place in very few other birds, is the crifla 



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