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and an half long, under the Chaps, Breaft and Belly it was yellow, the 
Legs were an Inch long, the Toes four, one behind and three before where= 
of the middlemoft was half an Inch long, being the longeft, Its Stomach: 
was very mufcular, and contain’d feveral {mall Cimices, Caterpillars, 
and other things of that Kind, there was nothing very extracrdinary 
in any Other Part. i 
It feeds on Cimices, fmall Beetles, cxc. 
XLVI. Paffer Ceruleo fufcus. Tab. 257. Hig. 3. Raij. fyns p. 157. 
The Bonano Bird. 
This is about five Inches long from the Point of the Bill to the 
End of the Tail, the Tail an Inch and an half long, the Bill aboue three 
quarters of an Inch long, being fhort and round in both Chaps, the Head 
big in proportion to other {mall Birds. From the Tip of one Wing to 
that of the other extended is nine Inches. The Legs were three quarters 
of an Inch long and black, it had three Toes before and one behind, arm’d 
with fharp Claws all black. The Feathers were on the Back from the 
Head to the Tail downy, and ofa darkifh blue Colour, the Breaft of a mote 
whitith or light blue, and inthe Belly the ends of the Beathers were yellow: 
The Tail and Wing Feathers were of a darkifh blue, ‘inclining to a 
green Colour. 
The Heart was Oval, and it had feveral Circumvolutions in the 
Guts. 
It frequents Bovano Trees, whence its Name. 
There is another Bird exaGly the fame asto every thing, only the 
Head is lefs, which with the Back and Tail are of a ycllowifh brown 
Colour, the Belly is more whitifh, the Bull, Legs, and Toes are the 
fame, only of a light brown Colour. 
XLVIILI. Paffer niger, punctis croceis notatas. Raij, fyn. p. 187. 
The Black-Sparrow. 
This. was five Inches long from the Bills end to that of the Tail; 
and eight from the end of one Wing to that of the other extended, 
the Bill was very fhort, not over three quarters of an Inch long, black; 
thick, and pointed, with two round Apertures for the Noftrils. The Tail 
was two Inches long, all over it was of a black Colour, inclining to 
blue, only over the Eyes, under the Chaps and Tail were Orange co- 
lour’d Spots, the Legs and Feet were an Inch long, cover’d with black 
Scales. It had three Toes before and one behind, with fhort crooked 
Claws. 7 | | 
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XLIX. Serino affints avis, e cinereoluteo c& falco varias’ Raij, fyn: p. 188: 
_ This Bird was eight Inches long from the end of the Bill to that of the 
Tail, and twelve trom Wing to Wing extended, the Bill was three 
quarters of an Inch long, fhort and thick, the upper part of the Chap 
of a bluifh brown Colour, and the under lighter; the upper having 
two round Holes to take the Air by, the Head was cover’d with light 
brown or grey Feathers, the Back with yellow, inchning to brown; 
The Wings and Tail were of a dark brown, with white Streaks on them, 
under the» Chaps it was grey, the Breaft and Belly yellow, under the 
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