. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . J^fC-a ^/afii//:7fy/z ^^UIZ/ M^ .-!.. ^^//7/~ lfl7,u-/p^ . The Jay from Bengal Pica Glandaria Bengalenfis. Numb. XVII. T is fomething bigger than our EfigUJh Jay; the Billis of an alh Colour; the Top of the Head blue; theNeck and Bread: cinereous with a Mixture of light brownand red; the Wings are blue, as alfo the under Part ofthe Belly and Thighs; the Back and Rump are of a mud-dy green Colour; the Tail is of a dark blue next the Body,of a pale or bright blue in the Middl
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . J^fC-a ^/afii//:7fy/z ^^UIZ/ M^ .-!.. ^^//7/~ lfl7,u-/p^ . The Jay from Bengal Pica Glandaria Bengalenfis. Numb. XVII. T is fomething bigger than our EfigUJh Jay; the Billis of an alh Colour; the Top of the Head blue; theNeck and Bread: cinereous with a Mixture of light brownand red; the Wings are blue, as alfo the under Part ofthe Belly and Thighs; the Back and Rump are of a mud-dy green Colour; the Tail is of a dark blue next the Body,of a pale or bright blue in the Middle, and dark towardsthe End: Its Legs and Feet are of a yellowifh brown; theClaws black. I am obliged to Mr. Dandridge for theDraught of this Bird, who received it from his KinfraanJojeph Dandridge refiding at Fort St. George in the Bay ofBengal^ who drew it from the natural Bird, with theDraughts of feveral other fine Birds of that Country,ivhich I defign to engrave in the next Volume, God^willing. I beg Pardon for being fo particular as to the Names ofthe Gentlemen and Reception of
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