A HoJida// in the West Indies. 
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to one not nwed to the si«ht, the dazzlin^i' beauty ol' these mites 
was an experience not easily forgotten. 
Swallows were fairly numerous, they are totally differ- 
ent from ours. Many of them appeared to be very beautiful 
birds, some were quite as large as our Swift. 
One of the Manakins (Pipra auricapiUa) which could 
be seer in parties of twos and threes or more I named the 
Yellow -headed, on account of the male's most distinctive 
feature being his bright Yellow-head; his thighs are also very 
conspicuous being covered with pure white feathers dashed 
with red, which can be distinctly seen when the bird is 
perching. Description of plumage is as follows. — 
Adult male: Black, with the head, sides of face and 
nape shining golden -yellow, and the thighs white splashed with 
bright red; beak, legs and feet whitish -horn. Total length 
3j inches, tail |. 
Adult female: Above olive-green, with the quills and 
tail feathers brownish; below pale greyish-green; beak dark 
horn; legs and feet yellowish flesh colour. The plumage 
of the male is very refulgent, the whole having a glistening 
satiny -like surface and the various colour areas are of ^ 
purity and richness, which are quite beyond description; these 
remarks apply equally to the other species described in this 
paper. 
They feed on berries, fruit, and insects, and all my 
efl'orts to induce the niggers to catch me some were in vain, 
the niggei's have a notion Manakins will not live in cages. 
It is necessary to penetrate into the wooded districts to see 
this and another beautiful Manakin, which I named the Red- 
crested, it might also appro])riately be designated the Blue- 
backed (CJiiroxipJiia lunceolata) . It was not so numerous 
as the Yellow -headed, but could be seen singly or with what 
I presume was its mate, a greenish brown bird with lighter 
underparts. The Red-crested is one of those birds our exhib- 
iting nienil)ers would say "will take some stopping." The 
description is. — 
Adult male: General body colouring deep black; crown 
shining carmine-lake; back bright blue; the two central tail 
feathers are pointed and fully one half inch longer than the 
