. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . .y4^e7^o4au yffoTtt^tzna^ TAe-^A {P/ij^s^ 40. 7 A/ Z^fijf a// A Ij . .y- / ■,/::-^ ( 37 )The Banana Bird from Jamaica. Numb. XL. THIS Bird was of the Bignefs of our Englijh Ster-ling, its Bill, thick, long, and fliarp pointed; theupper Mandible of a dark cinereous or alh Colour : thetinder Mandible blue; the Pupil of the Eye of a lliiningblack; the Irides of a lovely yellow, bordered with abroad Stripe of blue ending in a Point on each Side; theHead, ISleck, and upper Part of the

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. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . .y4^e7^o4au yffoTtt^tzna^ TAe-^A {P/ij^s^ 40. 7 A/ Z^fijf a// A Ij . .y- / ■,/::-^ ( 37 )The Banana Bird from Jamaica. Numb. XL. THIS Bird was of the Bignefs of our Englijh Ster-ling, its Bill, thick, long, and fliarp pointed; theupper Mandible of a dark cinereous or alh Colour : thetinder Mandible blue; the Pupil of the Eye of a lliiningblack; the Irides of a lovely yellow, bordered with abroad Stripe of blue ending in a Point on each Side; theHead, ISleck, and upper Part of the Breaft, part ofthe Back, the Wings and Tail black, except fome whiteSpots in the upper covert Feathers of the Wings, all thereft of the Body is of a fine gold yellow. It refembles the Starling in all its A6lions being verymifcheivous. It is a Native of Jamaica^ and other of theCarihhee Jjlands. This Bird I drew from a Bird whichHer Grace the Duchefs of Portland brought with her fromJamaica. I have feen four or five of them fet upon andkill a large Bird or Fowl, and when dead each one, ac-cording to his Place of Mafterihip, choofe his Part, ©/^.the Hea

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