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the bafe * ; the colour of it is blackifli blue, the margins and 

 point whitiih ; the bafe is beiet with feveral fhort briftles, and 

 two long ones on each fide, nearly of the length of the bill : the 

 general colour of the plumage is black, with a glofs of blue in 

 fome lights : the quills and tail dufky black: the chin and fides 

 of the throat, the rump and upper tail coverts, belly, thighs, 

 and vent, are crimfon ; but in both the laft a mixture of black i 

 fix of the fcapular feathers are white, and pointed at the ends, and 

 hang over the wing coverts in an elegant manner : the outer edge 

 of the wing, a little way from the bend, is white : the legs are 

 black : the outer and middle toe connected : the claws flatted on 

 the fides. 



This beautiful fpecies is in fine prefervation in the Leveriati 

 Mufeum, but its native place unknown. 



* See the bottom of the plate for the natural fize and fhape^ 



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