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ropean naturalifls by the fuccefsful diligence of Monf. D' Orcy, and from a 

 drawing taken from the original painting in that gentleman's pofleffion, obli- 

 gingly communicated by Captain Woodford, the prefent figure is copied. 



Where fpecimens of fuch uncommon beauty and extreme rarity occur, their 

 introdudtion into this work can furely require no apology, though the birds 

 themfelves may not yet be ftationed in the Leverian Colledion. 



Though diftinguilhed at prefent by the title of Coracias, or Roller, it mull 

 be confefled to belong with perhaps equal propriety to the genus Ampelis. 



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