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ij. Cardinal Grofbeak, Gen. Sjn. iii. p. ii8. N° !■>,.— JrS. Zool, ii. N" zio, 



CARDINAL GR. 



Relation of Mr. 'TunftaU's had a pair of thefe birds, which 



built a neft in an 07'ange-tree placed in the aviary, and laid 



eggs ; but while the hen was fitting, an high wind blew down 



the neft, whereby the eggs were broke : young birds were found 



in them. 



15. Madagafcar Grofbeak, Gen. Syn. iii. p. 119. N" 15. 



MADAGASCAR 



GR, 



^T^HIS beautiful fpecies inhabits India : but in the drawings of 

 Lady Impey, which afcertain the circumftance, the bill is 

 white : the head, neck, back, breaft, and belly, are of a full 

 crinnfon : the greater part of the wings and tail brown. Whereas, 

 in that defcribed by Briffon*, the middle of each feather of the 

 back is daflied with brown, and a black mark between the bill 

 and eye. It is known in India by the name of the Common Totty. 



ig. Paradife Grofbeak, Gen. Syn. iii. p. 122. N" 14. 



PARADISE GR, 



R. Tunjiall has twice been fuccefsful in hatching young ones 

 of this fpecies in his aviary, each time bringing one to per- 

 fedlion. One of them lived a week, the other a fortnight j but 

 they were forfaken by the mother at laftj fuppofed to have hap- 

 pened from being too much difturbed. While the hen was fit- 

 ting, if any one looked on her, it threw her into flrange agita- 

 tion, writhing hcrfelf into a form almoft horrid, and feeming to 



* Vol. iii. p. III. 



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