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- Yellow brightens the wattles. The female is like her mate 
but somewhat smaller. The eggs are pure white, laid in a 
wide circle, and about 34 inches long. 
Talegallus cuvierii is also a very dark brown with yellow legs 
and feet. It is not nearly so large a bird as the preceding and 
_ is better put together. Whilethe larger bird looks not unlike 
a loosely set, shambling turkey, the smaller might pass for a 
trim, plump pullet. The sexes present no special differences. 
The color throughout is asooty-brown excepting on the abdo- 
men, which is mottled. The back and hinder parts are covered 
- with a thick bed of the softest down; like the feathers a dark 
brown. 
Talegallus fuscirostrii has been assigned a separate species of 
its own on account of its dark-colored bill. 
T. jobiensis from the Island of Jobie is a variation probably 
differing but slightly from the species enumerated. 
In Dasyptilus pesquetii we see a bird which must be classed 
- among the parrots, yet one which possesses a curious resem- 
blance in that most distinctive feature of the parrot family, viz., 
- the head, tohawks and eagles; the eye also is small and fierce, 
and the beak that of a bird of prey. The feathers too, what 
- feathers there are, for the head is almost bare except the occi- 
put, stand out stiffly as at times of anger those on the head 
of the eagle. But in all other points the parrot is evident 
enough. The colors are strongly laid in, although few in num- 
ber. Black of a greenish tinge covers most of the upper parts, 
from which the red of the wings stands out vividly; a similar 
tint scarcely less brilliant appears.on the thighs, abdomen and 
rump; a grayish hue is apparent on the breast, combined with 
pale yellow, giving a peculiar cast to that part of the body. 
- In length, taking in the somewhat long tail, this anomalous 
. member of his tribe, is about twenty inches. 
If the parrot just described is something of a nondescript, 
the Black Cockatoo, Aterrimus, is exceptional because of his 
great size, for he is the largest of his family. He is also the 
- only member of the genus Microglossus. He is to be found 
pretty generally throughout the archipelago and is always in 
- evidence because of his size, color and eccentricity of looks and 
