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but brown, and the red colour does not extend fo high a3 

 the bread. 



I. Avis anonyma tertia, Marc. Hijl. Braf. p. 219.. 



Var. A. 



Description. JhfARCGRAVE alfo mentions another, which differs in having 

 the wing coverts plain brown : the bill afh-coloured : hides 

 faffron-colour, and wanting the bare fpot beneath the- eyes, 

 which Brijfon gives his bird in the defcription. 

 Female. This is probably a. female likewife. 



I# Couroucou gris a longue queue de Cayenne, Buf. oif. vi. p. 283.— ^iV. 



Var. B. enl. 737. 



Description. DUFFON alfo mentions a further variety. The bill in this fpe- 

 cimen was the fame in fhape and colour : almoft the whole 

 bird was of a cinereous grey, but on infpecTion fome traces of 

 green gold were very apparent, efpecially on the back and mid- 

 dle tail feathers : the lower part of the belly and vent only were 

 red : and the tail itfelf very long ; the three outfide feathers of 

 . which had the outer webs and tips plain white ; the three outer 

 quills were alfo marked with black and white on the outer 

 edges. 

 Place and This came from'Cayenne. 



Manners. The nature of thefe birds is to lead a folitary life in the 



thickeft forefts, efpecially in pairing-time, when only two are 

 found together. At this time the male has a kind of melancholy 



note, 



