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(Vanellus cristatis.) 
THE top of the head is black, glossed with green; 
a tuft of long and narrow feathers proceeds from the 
back of its head; the sides of the head and neck are 
white; the throat and breast are a deep black; under 
plumage is white; back and wing-coverts blackish- 
green, with purple reflections; tail white at the base, 
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