. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . the Cockto the middle of the Back, the Colour is like that of a Starling, a fhi-ning black, the Edges of the Feathers being of a reddifli afh Colour,the lower part of the Back and Rump whitilh; the Throat is of ayellowifh red, or orange Colour, the Belly white; the Feathers behindthe Vent reddifh. The interior Quill-Feathers of the Wings are red,the inmoft of all black, with red Edges beginning from the fourth,feventh or eighth of the fubfequent Feathers; they have a white Spoton
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . the Cockto the middle of the Back, the Colour is like that of a Starling, a fhi-ning black, the Edges of the Feathers being of a reddifli afh Colour,the lower part of the Back and Rump whitilh; the Throat is of ayellowifh red, or orange Colour, the Belly white; the Feathers behindthe Vent reddifh. The interior Quill-Feathers of the Wings are red,the inmoft of all black, with red Edges beginning from the fourth,feventh or eighth of the fubfequent Feathers; they have a white Spoton the outlide of their Shafts, by the tips of the fecond Row; under-neath alfo their exterior Edges are v/hitifh; elfe the Quill-Feathers areall black: The Plumage near the Bafe of the Wing underneath is of alovely yellow, above of an orange Colour. The Tail is made up of twelve Feathers, four Inches and |- long, ofa black Colour, but the exterior Web of the outmoft Feathers on bothfides is white, and fometimes alfo the interior; the Tips and Edges ofthe two middle Feathers are of a reddifh afh Colour. The 6^.. ^fon^/rtn^^/^,. ^^ /^rmnMtho. S^eaZa^, f/Z^/n £^/ .y^W ji jyjj. ^5.
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