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THE CKOWTTED CRYPTONlX. 
Cryptonix coroTUtia, — Tliacat. 
PtATE XXVI. 
Cryptojiix ou Knutnul couroiUK^, GryptouU coronatus, 
Temmiwk^ Ft, Cohn^es^ pK 350 and 361. 
This singular Inrt] has been plRced by ornitholo- 
giste iklt^rnately among the pltuasante, pigeons, and 
partridges. Its nearest alliance b perhaps to the 
last, Imt it (liffera from them in the form of the bill 
and nostril^!, atnl from all die Tetiaonidfc in the im- 
perfection of the hfllluXj which wants tlie claw. It 
ia further remarkable for the larf^e nnkcU spa re round 
the eyes, anrl for the ample tuft or cro%rn of hairy- 
looking pi u met which adiirn itie h<>ad. The form of 
the bird \% compact and rohtist, t!n^ wingn ahort and 
roundiid, and the tail almost conci*fikHl hy the fea- 
thera oF the rump. It inhahits ilie forests of Indin, 
never visiting the p!atnf, and iii muut frequently met 
with in Malacca, Java, Sumatra, Stc. 
The h^nglh uf the male i» ahout ten inches ; ihe 
plumage of the upper parts, except ilie wings, hea<i, 
and neck, is a (h ep olive- green ; on the hrenst aod 
under parln it hetomes almost black or steel blue, 
auil the head and neck are of that colour, with purple 
