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CROWNED DEMOISELLE. 
the greater quills and tail are black, and the 
secondaries chesnut : the legs and the bare part 
above the knee are dusky. The female is black 
where the male is blue-ash, and the wattles on the 
throat are wanting ; the long feathers on the breast 
are also less conspicuous.” 
This bird inhabits several parts of Africa, parti- 
cularly the coast of Guinea, as far as Cape Verd: 
it is a tame species, and is often kept in aviaries, 
like the preceding: it feeds upon worms and 
vegetables : it often sleeps upon one leg : runs 
very fast, and flies strong, and for a long time 
together. 
