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extends round the neck, forming a collar of an inch in breadth at 

 the hind part : below this the neck is of a blueifh afh-colour for 

 about one inch in breadth ; and this colour paries backwards to 

 communicate with the hind part of the neck, which, as well as 

 the back, wings, and tail, is of the fame colour : the breaft and 

 belly are deep ferruginous, and are feparated from the blue afh on 

 the neck by a line of white : the vent and thighs are alfo white : 

 moft of the wing coverts are tipped with white : the fecondary 

 quills marked with a larger fpot of the fame: the baftard wing 

 and quills are black, tipped with white j the laft clouded with 

 white on the outer web, about the middle of each feather : the 

 tail is fpotted with white on both webs ; and the tips of all the 

 feathers are white : the legs are red. 

 Difference of The other fex differs fomewhat ; for all the under parts of the 

 body are white, and the white collar at the back part of the 

 neck is very narrow, but otherwife like the above. I received a 

 pair of thefe, in fine condition, from Jamaica, where they are 

 pretty common. Shane fays that his bird feeds pn teftacea? 

 haunts watery places near the fea; is ufually perched on trees, 

 and makes a chattering noife very loud. It is not eatable, or at 

 leaft good palatable food. Thefe appear to me ftrong varieties, 

 bearing place between the laft and following fpecies. 



Sexes. 



Alcede 



