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THE CROWNED CRYPTOXJX. 
n:fl prions. Tlje wingis are umber Urown» varied 
witli a deeper tint. The crown ami hind hetiil are 
adorned with a lengthened crest of ]jair-like ftralhera, 
of an iirange-rcd, but marked in front witl> a ron- 
Hpicuoua band of wliite. Before this, at the base 
of the bill there RpringB a tuft of strong black hair 
or bristle^^, which curve backw^ards. The space 
surrounding the eyes, biWft of the bill, and legft, are 
briglit red. Tlie female has the plumage entirely of 
the green whidi covers the upper parts of the mate, 
except the wings. On the forehead are the black 
hairs or hri sites, but the red occipital crest is en- 
tirely wanting. 
Crgptonix niger, entirely black, is another species 
helonging to this form, the female m brown. There 
appears also to be one or two other birds which will 
rank with these, which have not yet been properly 
distinguislied. Oar next birds compose the genua 
Ortygis of llliger, and the form will be seen in 
