the members of this family of birds, in their economy and habits, differ but little, perhaps
some species not all, from the Pitta Cyannra
The plate represents the adult male and female with the young, upon the brow of
one of their favorite cliffs. The figures are of life-size, and the specimens from which
they were taken are contained in the academy at Philadelphia.
The plant is the Olitoria Pulgens.
