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that they feed on the fruit of the Palo careta, a forest tree 

 itself rare, of the genus Primus, that in the morning they 

 frequent its upper branches, they then descend to the under- 

 wood where they remain all day basking and scratching 

 among the leaves, and that it is known to the Indians as 

 the Khannandy, and to the half breeds as Faisan. Mr. 

 Bates called it Gallina de Monte. The remarkable protu- 

 berance on the head is attached to the skull and is very 

 hollow, being filled with a kind of cellular tissue as in the 

 bill of the Toucan, and is very fragile. The female differs 

 from the male only by being smaller, and having a shorter 

 and more tapering horn. The habits of this species, and the 

 form of the horn show its affinity to the Curassows. (See 

 O. Salvm, in the " Ibis" for 1860, p. 248.) 



In person Lord Derby was tall and of very active habits, 

 fond of walking and of his gun, but very deaf. He became 

 paralized on his left side soon after attaining his title. 

 He took daily carriage exercise, and took great interest in 

 laying out the new roads through the park. Those across 

 the moss presented many difficulties. He commenced 

 and carried on to completion a high and well built stone 

 wall round the whole of the park, measuring 10 or 12 miles 

 in length with numerous tastefully built stone lodges. 



The old Aviary measured some 380 feet by 385 feet, was 

 walled in, and comprised an ornamental piece of water 

 with an island and breeding boxes on poles for British and 

 foreign water fowl, of which Eider Ducks with their 

 musical morning call, and Whistling Ducks with, their 

 cheerful cry of "Teakettle-tea kettle-tea" at all times of the 

 day ; the songs of Virginian Nightingales, Cardinals and 

 other Grosbeaks, various tuneful Finches, in aviaries close 

 by, and gently cooing Doves did indeed so merrily pass the 

 day ; the cries of the Whistling Eagles, Caracara Vultures 

 and other numerous Birds of Prey; the shrill clarion of 



