sonnerat's wild cock. 
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rather more slender and graceful : the comb is large, 
and with an unequal margin ; and double wattles 
hang from the base of the under mandibles. But 
the most singular part in the plumage is in the form 
of the shaft in all the long hackled feathers : those of 
the neck, wing and tail coverts have a dark greyish 
ground, but the shafts are of a bright golden orange, 
and in the centre and at the tip dilate into a flat homy 
plate, similar to what is seen in the wings and tail of 
the Bohemian Wax- wing. They will, however, be bet- 
ter understood by the accompanying representations 
of their form. Their appearance is both singular and 
beautiful. The centre of the back, the throat, breast, 
belly, and thighs, are of a deep and rich grey, ha- 
ving the shafts and edges of a paler tint. The tail 
is of a rich and deep green : the feathers which im- 
mediately succeed the long hackles of a rich purple, 
edged with a pale yellow, and those immediately 
succeeding of a golden-green, edged with grey, the 
