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The Natural Hiftory of JAM AIC A. 
The Singing Bird, Mock Bird, or, Nightingale. 
This is feven Inches long from the end of the Bill to thac of the 
Tail, and eleven from Wing to Wing extended, the Bill was three 
quarters of an Inch long, ftrait, round, and of a very deep brown 
Colour, rae: two round Apertures for the Noftrils. The Tail was 
three Inches long, the Top of the Head, Neck, and Back had prey 
Feathers, the Tail and Wings were of a dark brown Colour with 
fome white,vz. Inthe middle of the firfl Wing Feathers and under 
the Tail. Under the Chaps, and the Breaft and Relly, were of a white 
Colour; the Legs and Feet were an Inch and three quarters long, 
cover’d with black Scales; the Toes four, whereof tiiree before, ot 
which that in the middle was three quarters of an Inch long, the 
Claws black, crooked, and pretty Jong. 
The Stomach was not very mutcular or thick, the Liver very 
whitifh colour’d, and the Circumvolutions of the Guts many, the 
Stomach was full of Berries and Seeds. 
Its very common any where in the Savanzasin the woody Parts. 
It has an Egg fpotted with brown Spots, and builds in Ebonies, ec. 
Tt pearches its felf on the higheft Boughs of Trees, and there has 
Notes much like thofe of our Thrushes. 
Its accounted good Food. 
It feeds on feveral Sorts of Berries and Seeds. 
They are very rarely to be brought up in Cages, tho’ it has been 
many times attempted. : 7 
XXXV.. Alauda pratorum minor, roftro breviore. Tab. 259. Fig. 5. 
Raije fy. p. 188: CTA) EL 59 Fig. 5 
The Savanna Bird. 
This is four Inches long, and feven from the end of one Wing 
tothatof the other extended, the Bill was three quarters of an Inch 
long, fhort, thick, pointed, of a dark brown Colour, the Eyes black, 
the top of the Head, upper Part of the Neck, and Back of a dark 
brown, whitifh, and Fueslle Morte Colours mixt, the Wing and Tail 
Feathers brown; the under part of the Neck and Breaft of a light 
brown, inclining to yellow, the Belly white. The Legs and Feet were 
an Inch long, cover’d with whitifh Scales, the Toes four, three before 
and one bebind, that in the middle before was three quarters of an 
Inch long, the Claws were long, crooked and whitifh, the Tips of 
the Wings and over the Eyes was yellow.” 
They fit on the Ground in the Plains, and run thereon after the 
manner of Sky Larks, as low as‘ they can, to avoid being difcover’d, 
and when’ rais’d, fly not far nor high, but light again very near. 
XXXVI. Raubecula viridis elegantiffima. Tab. 263. Fig. fe Raij. ya. 
?- 187, we : Bind bdo ed JS : ~~ 
Green Sparrow, or, Green-hamming Bird. 
It was four Inches from the end of the Bill tothe end of the Tail, 
about twice as much from the end of Wing to Wing expanded, the Head 
was large in proportion to the Body. lt had a broad flat Bill three 
as quarters 
