. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . ^^^af^-pTi/^ />V7n- a^ 6e:yt^ ^^^^^^cz^C^:^7S<£■» (^. .y£^^\£^e/: /2?7- ( 63 )Cape Sparrow, Numb. LXVII. THIS Bird was about the bignefs of the Abaduvine:Its Bill was of a pale cinereous, the Irides of the Eyeswhite, the Head Neck and Breaft black, ending in a Pointon the Belly j the lower part of the Belly, Thighs, andround the Wings white 5 the Wings of a light brown Co-lour, excepting the two firft Quill-Feathers, which were allblack, the reft of the Quills their ex
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . ^^^af^-pTi/^ />V7n- a^ 6e:yt^ ^^^^^^cz^C^:^7S<£■» (^. .y£^^\£^e/: /2?7- ( 63 )Cape Sparrow, Numb. LXVII. THIS Bird was about the bignefs of the Abaduvine:Its Bill was of a pale cinereous, the Irides of the Eyeswhite, the Head Neck and Breaft black, ending in a Pointon the Belly j the lower part of the Belly, Thighs, andround the Wings white 5 the Wings of a light brown Co-lour, excepting the two firft Quill-Feathers, which were allblack, the reft of the Quills their exterior Edges onlyblack. The Legs and Feet light brown, the Claws du(ky: TheTail was made up of twelve Feathers of equal length, ofthe fame Colour of the Wings. Its Note was like theWhiftling of the Wind. This Bird I faw at my Lord IlafSywho was pleafed to let me draw Hhe ( 64 )The China Bull-Finch. Numb. LXVIII. THIS Bird was about the bignefs of the red Linnet 5its Bill is lliort and thick, of a dusky Colour, thelri-des of the Eyes white j the Head and hind part of the Neckof a blewilh Purple j the Back green, the fcapular and co-vert Feathers of the Wings are a Mixture of yellow andgreen. The Quiils of the outer part of the Wing are of a darkpurplifh red, the upper Quills red, with a Mixture ofgreeny the Throat, Breaft, Belly and Thighs of a brightScarlet j the Tail was made up of twelve Feathers, of adulky red Colour; the Legs and Feet yellow. I faw thisBird in the Pofleffion of a curious Gentleman, who toldme it was brought from China^ and called it the ChinaBull-Finch.
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