Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 680
These natural head plumes of some birds seemto be true decorations, and of no more real ser-vice to their wearers than are the elaborate andcostly hats that are made by the milliners ofto-day. As in the case of birds with resplendent plum- … THE EARED PHEASANT. age and highly ornamental tails, so those birdsmost remarkable for their head plumes are chieflynatives of tropical climates. The crowned pigeonis found in and near New Guinea, and the um-brella-bird in South America. The eared pheas-ant, however, inhabits the high mountains…
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