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PLANTAIN-EATERS.
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Zoological Society in the Regent's Park.[1] The crest, which is copious, is of a red hue; the sides of the head, the ears, and the chin, as well as a

Fire-crested Touraco
Fire-crested Touraco

FIRE-CRESTED TOURACO.

patch around the eye, are white; the eye itself is large, red, and brilliant; the general plumage is

  1. Our engraving is copied from a figure in the "Penny Cyclopædia," xvi. 30, which was taken from this specimen during life.