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confined to South America, are the Manakins, of which the 

 Tellow-throated Manakin (Pipra aureola) may stand as an 

 example. This Uttle bird from Guiana is red with a black back, 

 tail, and wings, and a yellow throat. There are about fifty- 

 nine species of the group to which it belongs. They are aU 

 small shy birds which are dwellers in woods. 



Fig. 94. 







The Oook-of-the-Eock {Eupicola crocea). 



A curious and very handsome Bird of an orange-red colour is 

 called the Cock-of-the-Eock (Bupicola crocea), the antics of which 

 have been so well described by Mr. Darwin. It comes from 

 Cayenne. 



The TTmbrella-bird (Cephalopterus ornatvs, fig. 95), so-called 

 from its peculiar crest, and the Bell-bird {Chasmorhynchus nudi- 

 collis, fig. 96), which derives its name from its wonderful note, 

 are likewise South- American Birds, as is also the Blue Chatterer 



