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THE BRONZED COCK. 
Gallus aineus — Cuvier, 
PLATE IX. 
Coq bronzd ; Gallus Deneus, Temminck, Planches Colonies , 
p. S74. Male. 
This beautiful bird seems first to have been fi- 
gured in the Planches Coloriees from a single speci- 
men sent from the interior of Sumatra by M. Diard. 
It is rather larger than the Bankiva cock. The comb 
is very large, and with an unbroken edge. The 
cheeks and throat are bare, and from the base of 
each lower mandible there is a small thick wattle ; 
the whole of these parts are bright red. The fea- 
thers of the head, neck, and upper part of the back, 
are slightly lengthened, but do not take the usual 
long hackle shape, and are of a metallic green, with 
brilliant reflections. The plumes are of deep and 
rich purple, and are edged with a broad border of 
pale lake. The tail is also purple, with bright me- 
tallic green reflections. The throat, breast, and the 
whole under parts, are of a deep black, shaded with 
ourple, and in some lights with a greenish tinge. 
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