. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . fh inclining to brown; the Cornersof the Mouth red; the Noftrils large and oblong; the Irl-des of the Eyes whitilh. The Top of the Head is black andunder that a Bed of yellow ; then a Line or Bar of blackcroiling from the Corners of the Mouth and encompaffing-the under Part of the Eye and round the back Part of theHead, and under that a Bed of white; the Breaft^ Belly andThighs are of a pale yellowilh bufF Colour; the under Partnext the Tail fpotted with red: The hind Part of the
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . fh inclining to brown; the Cornersof the Mouth red; the Noftrils large and oblong; the Irl-des of the Eyes whitilh. The Top of the Head is black andunder that a Bed of yellow ; then a Line or Bar of blackcroiling from the Corners of the Mouth and encompaffing-the under Part of the Eye and round the back Part of theHead, and under that a Bed of white; the Breaft^ Belly andThighs are of a pale yellowilh bufF Colour; the under Partnext the Tail fpotted with red: The hind Part of the Neck,Back and covert Feathers of the Wings are of a yellowilhgreen, excepting a large Mark of a pale bluilli green onthe Pinion of the Wings, and another of the fame Colouron the Rump. The quill or beam Feathers of the Wingsare black; the leflcr Row of quill Feathers hath a Bar ofwhite acrofs them, which covers the one third of the Middleof the Feathers. The Legs and Feet are of an orange-colour ; the Claws dark muddy red. This Bird was fent from the Bay of Bengal by Mr. JofephD^dridge with the] ^y. Plate The ( 30 ) ij/ilUufilo^ T/?^ Land-Rail y or Baker-Hen. Oitygometra. /y^ Numb. XXXII. T S Weight is 6 Ounces and i o Drams; Length from thetip of the Bill to the end of the Tail 11 Inches and a half;to the end of the Claws 15 Inches; Breadth when the Wingsare extended, 20 Inches; the Bill one Inch. This Bird is in Shape and Bignefs like to the Water Hen;the Body is narrow or compreffed fideways; the lower Partof the Breall and Belly are white, as is alfo the Chin ; theThroat is of a more fordid or dirty Colour; on the Head aretwo broad black Lines; there is alfo a white Line from theShoulders as in the More-Hen. The middle Part of the co-vert Feathers of the Back are black ; the Sides of a redijfhaili-colour ; the Thighs are variegated with tranfverfe whiteLines; in each Wing are 23 quill Feathers; the lefler Rowsof wing Feathers both above and below are of a deep yel-low
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