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The tail has none of the eyes which fo elegantly dillinguifh the wings. It 

 is of a very deep brown, varied with numerous fmall round fpots. The two 

 middle feathers are much longer than the reft, and of a fharpened form at the 

 extremities : the others are rounded at the tips. The beak and legs are of 

 a pale colour. 



This beautiful bird is a native of the Eaft Indian iflands, and is principally 

 found in Sumatra, where it is not uncommon. It is a bird of a retired and 

 wild nature, and fcarce capable of being tamed or domefticated. It refides in 

 woods, and, contrary to the nature of moft of its congeners, is fluggilh 

 and inadive by day, and lively during the night, when it emits a plaintive 

 cry, fomething hke the note of a wood-pigeon. Its fize is nearly equal to 

 that of a turkey, and the whole bird from the tip of the beak to the point 

 of the tail is not far fhort of five feet in length. 



CAPRA 



