2i!() I'KiEoNS AM) AI,L AllOTT TIIE^I. 



THE ARCHANGEL. 



THK i\-i-cli;iL-i;el is ;i. bird that does uot dcpt-iid uu .sli:ir]i 

 coutra-sts of iiluinai;e, yut its iiliiuiage is its greatest 

 ixiiiil", for 1 do not ki!o«' of aiiytliiiiy move beautiful 

 tliau tlie rii-li luiuize of an Aiclia.iigel's utck and breast, as 

 it sliows next to the burnished wing, so inl<y l>laeiv that it 

 seems different fri'iii almost any other bhiek we see. I'er- 

 hajis it is tlie eombination of colors tlia.t. does it : 1 only know 

 that for 1iea.uty of jilunuige few liirds ran exeel the Arch- 

 angel . 



I do nut consider it a. striking Ijird. 1 tliink its lieauly 

 grows on one as he slowly takes it in. 



It is anollier of what are known as <Terniau Toys, yet it is 

 different fronr all tlie rest. 



licginning with the head, it should lie long and narrow, 

 w itli a round skull. In oilier words its face must be lean 

 and slender, but uot angular at tlie top. Tlic ciest should 

 iie a perfect p)eak, runnijig to a nice crest point, and should 

 show no mane at all. The lieak is long and slender with 

 stimewbat c>f a cur\ e at the entl. It should ha\e a small fine 

 wattle, and tlie upper mandible of beak of a darker tint than 

 tlie lower. The eye is full and briglit, and deep red in color. 



The neck is long and slender, and is a perfect wedge shape 

 from llie shoulders u]j. which latter should be well defined, 

 liut not square. 



The Andiangel is nol a "bloeky" bird, tint is sleuder in all 

 jioinls. The lireast protrudes slightly, but must be a neat 

 and pretty curve. 



The wings arc very long, lull lie close to the body. They 

 leach iicaily to the ti]i of (lie tail, and rest just over it. The 

 legs arc rather long, giving the bird an ''uiistanding" ap- 



