KING TODY . — M us civ or a regia. 
The last of the Flycatchers which we shall notice in this book is the singular 
and beautiful bird known by the name of King Tody, or Royal Great Crest, 
it is a native of Brazil, and may challenge competition with many of the fly- 
catchers for elegance of form and beauty of colouring. 
It is a very rare bird, being seldom brought to England, and to all appearance 
but little known in its native land. This species is, chiefly remarkable for its 
splendid crest, which is capable of being lowered upon the neck, or raised almost 
perpendicularly, in which latter position it assumes a spreading and rounded form, 
like an open fan. 
The feathers of the crest are long and slender, and spoon-shaped at their 
extremities. Each feather is bright chestnut-red for the greater part of its length, 
a narrow stripe of rich orange succeeds, and the tip is velvet black, encircled 
by a band of steel-blue. As may be supposed, the effect of its spread crest is 
remarkably fine and striking. 
The upper parts of the body are dark chestnut-brown, rather deeper on the 
quill feathers of the wings. The throat, chest, and abdomen are pale fawn, 
warming towards chestnut on the central line. The total length of this bird is 
six inches and a half. 
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