. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . <-/Ao) ^^^t/ca^n^/rvivt l&e^ta^^/.^ ^7J4 ■ ^ ^^ caMa^ £4^ ^laUfnij, M^ ^9.^n/.aA/tr7ir. <^. ^. : yj y. 20. ..M^ ye-^co?!/ /j^rt^ irvT^i ^&/taa/^. cp^e^za^z^yi^t/n, 9J^el. y^J^f. if jy^^- ( 19 )^heyellow Bird^ from Bengali. Numb. XX. THIS Bird was about the bignels of a Fieldfare j itsBill an Inch and a quarter long, ftrong and endingin a fhort Point, of a pale red Colour; the Pupil of the Eyeblack, the Irides white, a broad black Line encompaffingthe Eye, and ending in a Po
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . <-/Ao) ^^^t/ca^n^/rvivt l&e^ta^^/.^ ^7J4 ■ ^ ^^ caMa^ £4^ ^laUfnij, M^ ^9.^n/.aA/tr7ir. <^. ^. : yj y. 20. ..M^ ye-^co?!/ /j^rt^ irvT^i ^&/taa/^. cp^e^za^z^yi^t/n, 9J^el. y^J^f. if jy^^- ( 19 )^heyellow Bird^ from Bengali. Numb. XX. THIS Bird was about the bignels of a Fieldfare j itsBill an Inch and a quarter long, ftrong and endingin a fhort Point, of a pale red Colour; the Pupil of the Eyeblack, the Irides white, a broad black Line encompaffingthe Eye, and ending in a Point on the fide of the Head;the top of the Head, Breaft, Belly and Thighs were of amoft beautiful yellow Colour, as were alfo the two outerFeathers on each iide the Tail; the eight middle Feathersblack. The fcapular and Quill-Feathers black, their exteriorEdges white, excepting the three firft Feathers, of the firfl:and fecond Row of Coverts, which are yellow. The Legs and Feet were of an afh Colour. A drawingfrom the Life of this curious Bird was brought from Bengalito Mr. Dandridge^ who was pleafed to let me make a draw-ing from it.
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