Volume 15, Plate XXIII / Ornithology (Birds)
Kuhl’s Coriphilus
Coriphilus Kuhlii
A beautiful little bird from an island near Otaheite, wild and timorous toward strangers, with a weak sibilous voice, first described from specimens received by Mr Cross. The short bill is red, the forehead and crown lively green, the double occipital crest rich violet-purple in long erectile feathers, the face, breast, and abdomen blood-red, the vent sulphur-yellow, and the back yellowish-green.
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