bellbird

A bird, called also the Arapunga ( Arapunga alba ), belonging to the family Ampelidæ and the sub-family Gym no der inæ (Fruit Crows). It is pure white in colour, about a foot in length, and has a voice like the tolling of a bell. It inhabits Guiana. "At this season the beak and naked skin about the head frequently change colour, as with some herons, ibises, gulls, one of the bell - birds Just noticed, ."Darwin: Descent of Man , pt. ii., ch. xiii.