CHAPTER XXVII

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TROPICAL BIRD LIFE.

The Toucan--Its Quarrelsome Character--The Humming-birds--Their wide Range over the New World--Their Habits--Their Enemies-- Their Courage--The Cotingas--The Campanero--The Tangaras--The Manakins--The Cock of the Rock--The Troupials--The Baltimore-- The Pendulous Nests of the Cassiques--The Mocking-bird-- Strange Voices of Tropical Birds--The Goat-Sucker’s Wail--The Organista--The Cilgero--The Flamingos--The Scarlet Ibis--The Jabiru--The Roseate Spoon-bill--The Jacana--The Calao--The Sun-birds--The Melithreptes--The Argus--The Peacock--Tropical Waders of the Old World--The African Ibis--The Numidian Crane-- Australian Birds--The Lyre Bird--The Birds of Paradise-- African Weaving Birds--The Social Grosbeak--The Baya--The Tailor-bird--The Honey Eaters--The Bower-bird--The Talegalla-- The Gualama 342

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