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being th e dead b ough of a snag pro je c tin g o u t of a river. Such places would often be
fa r from an y v illa g e ; and th o u g h these birds were sometimes observed by us near
hab itatio n s, th ey did n o t seem to be th e a ttrac tio n , b u t some riv er flowing h ard by.”
O u r descriptions a re copied from th e Britisli-Museum ‘ Catalogue,’ and the figure
iu th e P la te rep re sen ts an ad u lt bird in th e collection of M essrs. Salvin and Godman.