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in favor of the Moluccas. I would add ftill greater beauties to- 

 the pidurefque trees of the iflands. The Erythrina Corallo- 

 dendron*, with its elegant coral colored fpikes of flowers, are 

 the greateft haunt of thefe birds. Both contribute to enliven 

 the fliores of numbers of the iflands. Thefe trees love watery 

 places, and hang waving over the fea. The beautiful birds 

 which inhabit its branches, conftitute a valuable article of com- 

 merce ; the natives lying in wait for them, catch numbers by 

 twigs limed with the vifcus of the Socci-la&e. 



The red Amboina Loeri\ Latham^ i. 210. PL Enl. 248. 88 ; is 

 the moft fplendid of the gay kind. The head and body rich 

 fcarlet ; wings green ; back and tail of rich blue, 



Red-breajled\ Latham^ i. 212. Edw, 232. Tl. Enl. 61. 90. The 

 charadler of this fpecies is a fcarlet breaft, barred with rich ma- 

 zarine blue. The reft of the colors are of the moft vivid 

 brilliancy. 



Blue-headed\ Latham, \. 212. P/. Enl. 743,91. Upper part of 

 the body and tail green ; the laft very long ; two middle feathers 

 far exceed the others in length ; breaft and belly of rich red,, 

 blue, and yellow. 



Black crowned\ Latham i. 213. Seb. Muf. i. 63. Wings, tail, 

 and upper part of the body, rich blue ; under part fine light 

 red. 



The late earl of Orford had a parrot, a true Macaw, which 

 he was certain came from the Eajl hidks ; it was as large as the 

 BrafiUan ; the upper part blue ; the lower part of the breaft deep 



* Rumph, ii. 2j2. tab. 76. 



vellowi,. 



