. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . L a/vt/id 2^(^/^^i^^ TAe /e/jv/-BiiicAt-r /^rJBe/i. •l/t. T/^ re^/ /u-a/^/ /v&^^r hn/ (II) The red headed Butcher-Bird, Numb. XVI. THIS Bird was of the fame Bignefs of the afli-co-loured Butcher-Bird \ the Top of the Head, andupper Part of the Neck was of a pale red, or ruffet; the forePart of the Head^ round the Eyes and Sides of the Neck,of a dusky brown, as was alfo the Back, Wings, andTail, except a long white Mark on each Shoulder, anda large Spot of white on the lirft Row o

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. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . L a/vt/id 2^(^/^^i^^ TAe /e/jv/-BiiicAt-r /^rJBe/i. •l/t. T/^ re^/ /u-a/^/ /v&^^r hn/ (II) The red headed Butcher-Bird, Numb. XVI. THIS Bird was of the fame Bignefs of the afli-co-loured Butcher-Bird \ the Top of the Head, andupper Part of the Neck was of a pale red, or ruffet; the forePart of the Head^ round the Eyes and Sides of the Neck,of a dusky brown, as was alfo the Back, Wings, andTail, except a long white Mark on each Shoulder, anda large Spot of white on the lirft Row of covert Feathersof the Wings: The Bill for the Shape and Make likethe others of this Kind, the Colour black; the Noftrilsfmall and round, a white line encompalling the upperMandible at the Bafe. The Irides of the Eyes of a dirty white; the Throat,Breaft, and Belly white • the Thighs of a light brownilhafh Colour. The Legs and Feet dusky; the Claws black ; this BirdI had out of the Colle6l:ion of Sir Thomas Lowther. Mr. W^tlloughby defcribes one killed near the RiverRhine in Germany^ whofe Head was of a lovely red; a Lineor white Space of the Figure of a ParaMa

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