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feathers of the back ; but the bars and fringes are half an inch or 

 more in breadth ; legs stout, brown red, at the back part a large 

 spur, one inch and a half long, and pointed. 



Inhabits South America.— In the collection of Mr. Bullock, of 

 the London Museum. Said to have come from the Bay of Honduras. 

 How far it may be right to notice this bird, as distinct in species, 

 we cannot determine ; but most certainly the brilliancy of colours 

 throughout, as well as distribution of them, encourages an appear- 

 ance of propriety in so doing. As we can scarcely suppose that the 

 mere difference of climate, in the warmer and colder parts of America, 

 is sufficient to account for the great difference of plumage. 



