New Jerfey, Raccoon, 75 



the upper part and the fides of the neck 

 are of an obfcnre blue and green mining 

 colour; the fides of the head under the 

 eyes are obfcurely blue ; all the back and 

 coverts of the wings are purple ; the up- 

 per coverts of the tail are not of fo confpi- 

 cuous a purple colour, but as it were 

 blackened with foot; the nine primary 

 quill-feathers are black ; the other fecun- 

 dary ones are likewife black, but their out- 

 ward margin is purple ; the twelve tail 

 feathers have a blackiih purple colour, and 

 their tips are round ; thofe on the outfide 

 are the fhorteft, and the middV- extremely 

 long. When the tail is fpread, it looks 

 round towards the extremity. The throat 

 is blueifh green, and mining; the brealr. 

 is likewife black or mining green, accor- 

 ding as you turn it to the light ; the belly 

 is blackifh, and the vent feathers are ob- 

 fcurely purple-coloured ; the parts of the 

 breafl: and belly which are covered by the 

 wings, are purple-coloured ; the wings 

 are black below, or rather footy ; and 

 the thighs have blackiih feathers; the 

 legs (tibia J, and the toes are of a 

 mining black. It has four toes, as 

 moft birds have. The claws are black, 

 and that on the back toe is longer than 



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