. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . ?9. ^ke^i(U^,ajA£yr ^iccA^. ^lsa/zarJ//n^^^. M/- 20. JJJ§- ( 93 ) 7/&^ Madagafcar Duck, Numb, XeiX. IT is fomething larger than the tame Ducky the Bill ofa yellowiih brown, the I rides of the Eyes of a fine red,the Head and Neck of a dufky green, the Back a darkpurple with a Mixture of blew, the Edges of the Feathersred, the Breaft a duiky brown, the exterior Edges of eachFeather red, the lower Belly brown, the fcapular Feathersgreen, fome edged with redj the upper Scapulars d
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . ?9. ^ke^i(U^,ajA£yr ^iccA^. ^lsa/zarJ//n^^^. M/- 20. JJJ§- ( 93 ) 7/&^ Madagafcar Duck, Numb, XeiX. IT is fomething larger than the tame Ducky the Bill ofa yellowiih brown, the I rides of the Eyes of a fine red,the Head and Neck of a dufky green, the Back a darkpurple with a Mixture of blew, the Edges of the Feathersred, the Breaft a duiky brown, the exterior Edges of eachFeather red, the lower Belly brown, the fcapular Feathersgreen, fome edged with redj the upper Scapulars duikywith a Mixture of blew, as was alfo the firft Row of Co-verts, and all the Quills their Edges red j the fecond Rowof Coverts green, the Legs and Feet orange Colour, thisBird was of fo fhining a beautiful Colour, as cannot right-ly be exprefled in Words: The Breed came iirft fromMadagafcar in Kafl India^ and was in the PolTeffion of aMerchant at Ponders End near Enfield^ who was fo goodas to let me have fome of the Breed to oblige fome Gen«tlemen that had a mind to them.
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