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white. Amongst the exotic species, the prettiest 

 are the muscicapa oranor from Java, the red- 

 breasted flycatcher and the azurou, both from 

 Timor. Some of the gnatsnappers of Madagascar, 

 the Isle of France, the Cape of Good Hope, and 

 the East Indies, have very long tails, on account 

 of which they have been named the paradise 

 gnatsnappers. A species from Cayenne, which 

 has been erroneously referred to the todies (todus 

 platyrhincos), is remarkable for its beak being 

 widened in the form of a spoon. On the last shelf 

 of this case are several birds well worthy of at- 

 tention from their rarity and beauty : ist. A species 

 near the cotingas {coracias scutata, Lath.), which 

 M. d'Azzara has described, under the name of the 

 pie with a bloody throat. 2d. The cephalopterus 

 ornatus, Geoff. , the base of whose beak is fur- 

 nished with upright plumes, which form a large 

 bunch over the head. 3d. The gymnocephalus 

 (corvus calvus), which the negroes of the French 

 settlements call oiseau mon pere ; its head is co- 

 vered with feathers when young, but becomes 

 altogether bald when of an advanced age : young 

 individuals of this species are very rare in col- 

 lections. 4 tft - Two species of a genus lately de- 

 scribed by Dr. Horse field, under the name of 

 eureylamus, sent from Java by MM. Diard and 

 Duvaucel. 5th. The rupicola of Cayenne, the 



