BLUE-BACKED MAN AKIN. 
of the thickest parts of the forest. This habit 
is observed, indeed, in many kinds of birds ; 
and even in those of the woods of France, 
where they collect to sing in the morning and 
evening : but the Manakins never assemble in 
the evening ; and continue together, only, 
from sun-rise to nine or ten o'clock in the 
forenoon, and remain separate during the rest 
of the day and the succeding night. In ge- 
neral, they prefer a cool, humid situation ; 
though they never frequent marshes, or the 
margins of lakes." 
The Six Species of Manakins described by 
Buffon, are — 1. The Tige, or Great Mana- 
kin : 2. the Nut-Cracker; 3. the Red Mana- 
kin; 4. the Orange Manakin ; 5. the Gold- 
Headed, the Red-Headed, the White- Headed, 
and the White-Throated Manakins, which he 
considers as varieties only of the same species ; 
and, 6. the Variegated Manakin. 
Besides these six species, and their varieties, 
he observes that modern nomenclators apply 
the name of Manakin to four birds mentioned 
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