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which is shown in the photograph, and at each succeed- 

 ing moult the process is repeated. 



This symmetrical denudation of the tail-feathers 

 might be explained as a remarkable attempt at aesthetic 

 ornamentation on the part of the male to make himself 

 more beautiful in the eyes of the female ; but unfortun- 



BACK VIEW OF MEXICAN MOTMOT 



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