. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . ■^y/it. <C&yi^<2(^ ^y^yn/^^Aer. i2/c£i/a ^e^n^ea/en/Zl S^eo/zar^yf^^^tn ^^/. ^dof. 4. iJJ^- « ■■■ 3 ^yy/^cj ^^/y/^^ ^rrt:i^/A^y9v?^z ^Je.^z^/^^^. ^;rj4> 4^ ^ /^rcyiif ^>^«^i%%W. S. 6l^t^^e/:jyj7 ( ^9 )l^he Bengali Bee-Eater. Numb, XXX. T is almoft as big as the Song Thrujlo-^ its length fromthe tip of the Bill to the end of the Tail is twelve In-ches, Breadth, when the Wings are expanded, eighteenInches j its Bill is black, thick at the Bafe, bending down-ward
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . ■^y/it. <C&yi^<2(^ ^y^yn/^^Aer. i2/c£i/a ^e^n^ea/en/Zl S^eo/zar^yf^^^tn ^^/. ^dof. 4. iJJ^- « ■■■ 3 ^yy/^cj ^^/y/^^ ^rrt:i^/A^y9v?^z ^Je.^z^/^^^. ^;rj4> 4^ ^ /^rcyiif ^>^«^i%%W. S. 6l^t^^e/:jyj7 ( ^9 )l^he Bengali Bee-Eater. Numb, XXX. T is almoft as big as the Song Thrujlo-^ its length fromthe tip of the Bill to the end of the Tail is twelve In-ches, Breadth, when the Wings are expanded, eighteenInches j its Bill is black, thick at the Bafe, bending down-wards, from the tip to the Angles of the Mouth almoft twoInches long; the Irides of the Eyes of a beautiful red;from the Corners of the Mouth, through the Eyes on eachfide is extended a black Stroke; from the Bale of the upperChap over the Eye, and under the Chin are bright, butpale blew Feathers; the top and back part of the Head isof a dufky yellow; the Back and Wings of a yellowifhgreen; the tips of the Quill-Feathers of the Wings brown jthe Breaft and Belly of a light green; the Thighs andlower part of the Belly, near the Vent, of a pale yellov/,intermixt with green; the Tail was made up of twelve Fea-thers, the five
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