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THE SENEGAL, OR LONG-TAILED COLY. 
The nest is made on the summit of a lofty tree in some very retired situation, so that in 
spite of all the persecution with which it meets, it still holds its ground against the farmers. 
In color it is sober ; the 
usual tints being gray, 
with a bronze tinge on 
the back, and somewhat 
of a slaty hue upon the 
breast and abdomen. The 
quill-feathers of the wing 
and tail are black. Its 
voice is rather harsh, and 
consists of a series of 
rough broken notes. 
The Colies form a 
small family of birds, 
whose exact place among 
the feathered tribes seems 
to be rather uncertain. 
They are inhabitants of 
Africa and India ; and as 
their plumage is of a soft 
and silken character, and 
generally of sober tints, 
they -often go by the name of Mouse-birds, a title which is also due to their mouse-like 
manner of creeping among the boughs of trees. 
The Senegal, or Long-tailed Colt, is found in Africa, in the country from which it 
derives its name. 
SENEGAL COLY.— Golius macrourus 
It is a pretty bird, and as it traverses the branches has a peculiarly elegant appearance ; 
its long tail seeming to balance it in the extraordinary and varied attitudes which it assumes, 
CHILIAN PLANT-CTJTTER .— Phytotomd rara. 
