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back ; beneath very dark brown, the two middle tail feathers seven 

 inches and half long, the exterior only two inches. The wings reach 

 one-fourth on the tail. This said to have been brought from Java. 



24— VELVET-FACED CROW. 



LENGTH twelve inches and half. Bill black, remarkably stout, 

 and the upper mandible bending as in the Ani ; the base of it, and 

 round the eye, the whole face, and chin covered with black velvet- 

 like feathers ; plumage wholly deep bottle-green. Tail five inches 

 and a half long, cuneiform, black, having in some lights, a gloss of 

 purple; legs rather long, stout, and black, claws long and hooked. 



Native place uncertain — supposed New-Holland. — Gen. Davies. 



One not unlike the above, in Mr. Francillon's possession, had the 

 plumage slaty-grey, instead of bottle-green. 



A similarone,in Mr. Harrison's collection, was twelve inches long; 

 in this the plumage was glossy black ; the bill and legs both pale. 



This last came from New-Holland. 



These seem greatly allied to the Changeable, or last Species. 



25— PLUSH-FACED CROW. 



LENGTH twelve inches. Bill black, stout, and rather curved ; 

 the nostrils, and all round incircling the eyes, covered with black 

 feathers like plush, or velvet ; plumage otherwise deep bottle-green ; 

 scapulars edged with rufous ; from thence a rufous band, about half 

 an inch broad, extends across the back ; prime quills black, with 

 pale margins ; tail seven inches long, cuneiform, the feathers broadest 

 at the extremities ; colour deep muddy, blackish green, appearing 

 undulated, on the outer webs ; legs black, not very stout. 



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