. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . ^J/ie Fa7tzi4a/ ^oi-e- I 49. y Turkic X^^nfe. /rv?n Jamaica. (45 ) Che Turtle-Dove from Jamaica. Numb. XLIX. THIS Bird was about the Bignefs of the commonTurtle-Dovej which are kept in Cages; its Bill redtowards the Bafe, the Point of an Alh-colour; the upperMandible a little hooked at the Tip ; the Noftrils oblong;the Head and Chin of a lovely rich blue with a fmall Bor-der of white, round both. The upper Part of the Neck, the Back, Belly, Wings,^and Tail were of a yellowiili br
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . ^J/ie Fa7tzi4a/ ^oi-e- I 49. y Turkic X^^nfe. /rv?n Jamaica. (45 ) Che Turtle-Dove from Jamaica. Numb. XLIX. THIS Bird was about the Bignefs of the commonTurtle-Dovej which are kept in Cages; its Bill redtowards the Bafe, the Point of an Alh-colour; the upperMandible a little hooked at the Tip ; the Noftrils oblong;the Head and Chin of a lovely rich blue with a fmall Bor-der of white, round both. The upper Part of the Neck, the Back, Belly, Wings,^and Tail were of a yellowiili brown; the Edges of thequill and covert Feathers of the Wings more pale; theLegs and Feet red, the Claws black. This Bird I fawat the Right Honourable the Lord Trevors at Eaji-Bar-net. It was brought with other curious Birds from theff^eji-lndies to Charles Hedges, Efq; who was pleafed togive it to my Lord; and defired me to go thither to drawit, and give it a Place in the Book. 4. N The The Bunting. Emberlfa albai Numb. ITS Weight was fourteen Drams; Length, from the!Point of the Bill to the End of the Tail, feven Inches;Breadth, when
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