
_ 86 THE NATURAL HISTORY 
other tail feathers are little more than two inches 
long. 
They moult in November ; the male then lofes 
‘the long tail feathers, nil the next moulting — 
_ time in the fpring: and from November, until — 
June, is little diftinguithed for the beauty of his — 
plumage, or the fweetnefs of his fong, 
Travellers report that the birds of this fpecies © 
make a curious neft of two ftories,: the upper for 
the male, and the lower for the female, 
The Famatran ‘Buntine inhabits Java, it 
9s of a sentle difpofition, a and eafily tamed, AP 
gentleman faw one in a cage at Java, that was _ 
fo fearlefs as to perch upon the hand. a 
When any perfon whiftled to it, it fung fweetly. | 
inreturn, and if a difh of water. was prefented, 
it immediatly bathed itfelf, It was fed with — 
rice, : bos 
Civ we T A NAG RUA. 
The beak is conic, a little inclining towards the point, 
at the bafe a little three fided 5 pointed, and notched near 
the point, 
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