. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . fy^^ C^M^n/ad^i^cn^/j/<.y<^^^T^^!^z. i^ A^ ^a^£i^e^. a^ f^^M?y. S. ^/^^e/: zyjy. C, Z^r ^en^ta^ ^k^^r L^u^. ^^^^tiuJ^ ^^mzAcuJ t^g^ti^^Z). Slea^;2Uft^^e/-^^uf. 2-f ■ J~J^- ( 85 )Ithe Bengali Water Rail, Numb. XC. THIS Bird was about the bignefs of our Englifli Wa-ter-Rail^ its Bill was long and of a yellow Colour^the Eyes were encompaffed with a Circle of whiteending in a Point on the back part of the Head j the Iridesyellow, the top of the Head white, the
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . fy^^ C^M^n/ad^i^cn^/j/<.y<^^^T^^!^z. i^ A^ ^a^£i^e^. a^ f^^M?y. S. ^/^^e/: zyjy. C, Z^r ^en^ta^ ^k^^r L^u^. ^^^^tiuJ^ ^^mzAcuJ t^g^ti^^Z). Slea^;2Uft^^e/-^^uf. 2-f ■ J~J^- ( 85 )Ithe Bengali Water Rail, Numb. XC. THIS Bird was about the bignefs of our Englifli Wa-ter-Rail^ its Bill was long and of a yellow Colour^the Eyes were encompaffed with a Circle of whiteending in a Point on the back part of the Head j the Iridesyellow, the top of the Head white, the fides of the Face,and whole Neck of a dark brown, part of the Back, theBreaft, Belly and Thighs white, the top of the Back, andthe Wings green, except|the firft three or four Quill-Featherswhich were purple, with five large orange coloured Spots ineach Feather ^ the laft Quill-Feather next the Body is white,the Tail ihort, made up of twelve Feathers coloured andfpotted like thofe in the Wings; the Legs were bare aboveKnee, of a pale yellow Colour inclining to green, as wasalfo the Feet, the Claws black. The Draught of thisBird I had of Mr. Dandridge^ it was fent him from Bengaliin the Eaft-Indies. -^ KALEV
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