that from a kind of ambiguity in its appearance, it may 

 feein to bear almoft as much affinity to the genus Co- 

 lumba as to that of Tetrao ; and indeed in a dried fpe- 

 cimen it is not eafy to decide with abfolute precifion to 

 which genus it mould with the greateft propriety be 

 referred. The prefent figure was taken from the living 

 bird, and exhibits with great fidelity its feveral charac* 

 ters. The eyelids are fingularly formed ; being regu- 

 larly furrounded by a feries of rifing crenatures of the 

 mod vivid fcarlet. The creft alfo, which is of a ftruc- 

 ture peculiarly delicate, adds greatly to the beauty of 

 the bird. It is a native of Malacca, and fome of the 

 Eaft-Indian illands. It mould be obferved that in fome 

 fpecimens, (perhaps males,) a certain number of long, 

 black, rifing briftles appear, feated at the bafe of the 

 front : thefe in the prefent fpecimen were wanting. It 

 may be added, that notwith {landing the difference of 

 its genus, this bird bears a ftriking affinity with the Cu- 

 cuius Perfa of Linnaeus. 



