THE BENGAL FLORICAN. 3 1 



The Plate, taken from one of Mr. Hodgson's drawings, 

 very accurately represents a male in breeding plumage, and a 

 female or young male ; but the bills are not rightly coloured, the 

 breast plumes of the male are almost jet black and not grey,* 

 and that female, absolutely faultless as regards plumage, would 

 have looked more natural if she had not been depicted with 

 both her legs on the off-side. 



* Of course this grey shade is intended to represent the slightly greyish appear- 

 ance which the feathers assume under a side light, but, unfortunately, this has been 

 grossly exaggerated by the artist. 



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