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quarters of an Inch long, the under Chap red, and the upper redith 
brown, having a ftrate rais’d Line running along it, and two {mall 
Holes, on each fide of it one for the Noftrils. Towards the Head, the 
upper part of the Head, Back, and vifible part of the Wings, were of 
a lively green Colour, the Feathers Downy, under the Chaps 1s a Spot 
of about half an Inch Diameter of a fine fcarlet Colour; the Belly is 
of a yellowifh white Colour, and the Breaft of a whitifh green Colour, 
the Legs and Toes were more than an Inch long, cover’d with 
redifh brown colour’d Scales, the Toes were four, one behind and three 
before, whereof the middlemoft was the longelt, being half an Inch 
long, the three Toes before were join’d together for a great Way, but 
the two outwardmoft were join’d almoft to the very Claws, which 
were long and crooked, the Feathers were Downy, and the Tail an 
Inch and a quarter long. 
The Belly or Stomach was pretty thick, and very well filld with 
Cimices and fmall Vermin of the like Kind. 
It loves low melancholly Places, and f{carce will ftir from any one 
till they take ir. 
It is one of the moft beautiful Small-birds I ever faw. 
XXXVIE Lufcinia feu Philomela'e fufio o lute waris, Tab. 259: 
Fig. 3. Raij. fyn. p. 187. aie ge 8 FF 
A Black and Yellow Bird, 
This is four Inches and an half long, and eight Inches from the 
end of one Wing to the end of the other extended, the Bill is half 
an Inch long, fharp and black, having very fmall Nottrils, all the 
Head is of a black and brown Colour, except two three quarters of an 
Inch long Lines above the Eyes, which are white, under the Chaps, 
and the moft part of the Back, is of a dark brown Colour, juft 
above the Tail it is yellow; the Tail ic felf and the Wings of a 
dark brown Colour, with fome white Streaks in them. The Tip of 
the Wings, Belly, and Breaft, are all yellow, the Legs and. Feet are 
an Inch and an half long; the Toes four, one behind and three be- 
fore, the middlemoft of which was half an Inch long, and the longett, 
they are arm’d with crooked fharp Claws. — 
The Heart was little, and had nothing in it extraordinary, it had 
a Stomach which was little, nor very mufcular, and had an inward 
infenfible feperate Coat, by which the other Tunicles were kept from 
being hurt, the Liver was ruddy, and the Circumvolutions of the 
Guts were many. 1, ere 
It has a pleafant fmall fhort Note. 
XXXVI. Mellivora avis minima, Tab. 264. Fig. 1. Raij. fyn. p. 
187: Guaainumbi 2. Pif. ed, 1658. p. 319. quoad nomen. Guatnumbi 
feptima fpecies Marcg. p. 197. ed. 1648. Willaghb. Angl. ps 232. An 
Huitritzil Ximen? | 
The leaft Humming Bird, 
This was about an Inch and a quarter in Length from the end of 
the Bill to that of the Tail, twice as much from the Tip of one 
Wing to that of the other extended, the Bill was blackifh, comprefs’d 
and three quarters of an Inch long, the Tail was very: fhore, the 
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