*68 THE NATURAL HISTORY 
ticularly the male birds, in the neighbourhood of 
thefe caverns. 
They are very fhy, and difficult to be fhot, for 
as foon as they perceive the fowler, they fly with 
great rapidity, though to no very great diftance j 
their flight is low. 
The female lays two eggs : as (he advances in 
years her plumage brightens, fhe difcontinues 
breeding, and it is afierted, in time, acquires fo 
entire a refemblance to the male, as not to be 
eafily diftinguifhable ; this too has been faid to 
be the cafe with feveral of the Gallinaceous birds. 
Though naturally wild, they have been tamed 
fo far as to go about with the poultry, to which 
tribe of birds they bear a confiderable refem¬ 
blance. 
The BLUE BACK MANAKIN, 
Has a beautiful crimfon creffi the plumage on the back 
is blue, on other parts black. 
It inhabits Brazil, and Cayenne. 
When young it is green, except its crimfon 
crelf. It frequents woods, feldom wandering 
far, and fitting moftly perched upon the lower 
branches of trees, where it finds thole feeds, and 
infects, on which it feeds. Biue Back Ma¬ 
nikins are frequently -in fmail flocks, and uttei in 
concert 
