New Jerfey, Raccoon. f$ 



the upper part and the fides of the neck 

 are of an obfcure blue and green lhining 

 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 black! (h purple colour, and 

 their tips are round -, thofe on the outfide 

 are the morteft, and the middle extremely 

 long. When the tail is fpread, it looks 

 round towards the extremity. The throat 

 is blueiih green, and lhining ; the breaft 

 is likewife black or lhining green, accor- 

 ding as you turn it to the light ; the belly- 

 is blackim, and the vent feathers are ob- 

 fcurely purple-coloured ; the parts of the 

 bread and belly which are covered by the 

 wings, are purple-coloured ; the wings 

 are black below, or rather footy ; and 

 the thighs have blackifh feathers; the 

 legs (tibia), and the toes are of a 

 finning black. It has four toes, as 

 mon: birds have. The claws are black, 

 and that on the back toe is longer than 



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