. Encyclopaedia; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature; constructed on a plan, by which the different sciences and arts are digested into the form of distinct treatises of . a tranfverfe brownidi line nearthe end : the under tail coverts arc rufous : the quillsare grey brown, edged with rufous, and a fpnt of thefame at the tips : the tail is near fix inches long, muchcuneated; the outer feathers only halfthe lengiliof themiddle ones ; colour of it the fame as the quills ; fomeof the upper coverts reach to near two-thirds of thelength of the tail: the legs a
. Encyclopaedia; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature; constructed on a plan, by which the different sciences and arts are digested into the form of distinct treatises of . a tranfverfe brownidi line nearthe end : the under tail coverts arc rufous : the quillsare grey brown, edged with rufous, and a fpnt of thefame at the tips : the tail is near fix inches long, muchcuneated; the outer feathers only halfthe lengiliof themiddle ones ; colour of it the fame as the quills ; fomeof the upper coverts reach to near two-thirds of thelength of the tail: the legs are alh-colour ; the clawsgrtyilTi brown. It inhabits Cayenne Buffon men-tions a variety of this by the name of rail-bird. It ismuch tlie fame in fize, but has lefs rufous, being greyin the place of that colour : the fide tail-feathers havewhite tips : the throat is pale grey ; under the bodywhite ; the tail a trifle longer than in the a variety or different fex, isnotknown. Thisis common at Cayenne and Guiana ; and is feen oftenperched upon gates and rails, whence its name ; andwhen in this fiiuation continually moves its tail. Thefe t v^. /. ( W/r////A> f ///r/oY/Ar J Plate- CLIV. •. ^.
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