LYllE PHEASANT* 



bdiig unable to parry their jokes, she tlirew 



tlie g'armont. aside, and nexov afterwards resumed 

 it ; sliethen went about peri ectly naked, iuuocent, 



To ^^nm ddight ik^ mAhm utter a quM 

 or rapid succession <>f whistling soninls. Tliey 

 have Sfmif^ idea of tlie fine arts, as I jiidj^ed 

 from some rude sketches made by a native lad 

 in my presai^ He A ^06^ ch^oal 



whieh formed part of the roof of the low hut ; 

 Maekee ealk-d tlieni white feUers," and seemed 

 much amused at tlie idea. 



Tlie Kadi^ tir W^Pi^-jplieasant/' &t **^tyre 

 bird" <5f tli# dSiottistft, lih^ft ^ Mmwd mp&ii^'^ 

 of naturalists, and the Beleck, beleck,'' and 



Ridano^ara" of the alH>ri<>iiKil tribes, is abun- 

 dant about the mountain ranges, in all parts o^ 

 tfee ^ToJttyi the taO! of tlSte m&Le^ Imi is very 

 ekg«mt} t^i IlieT^aiM^r^f^d plumage in tlxe 

 male, and the wbole of that of the female, i$ 

 destilntc oi' hcauty. Tlie tail of the mnlt.! hears 

 a striking resemldance, in its graceful form, to 

 tlie harmonious lyre of the Greeks^ from which 

 drotafist^e^ it im receive tlie naJfl© of tfee 

 " Lyre Ijird" of Australia. The tail-feathers, 

 detached rntire f'nnn (Ik; bird, are songlit fur by 

 collectors for tlieir beauty, and are sold in the 



