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the outer feather black, except juft at the bafe, where it is blue on 

 the outfide : legs and claws black. 



The female differs merely in the colours being lefs lively, and Femaxe. 

 the under parts of a dirty white. - 



This is common at Madagascar, where it lives on infects. Place. 



La petite Pie-gridche verte de Madagafcar, Brif. orn.xi. p. 195. N° 25. pi. , 0< 



15. f. 3. GREEN 



Tcha-chert, Buf. oif. u p. 310. 

 Pie-grieche de Madagafcar, PL enl. 32. f. 2. 



S. 



CIZE of a Houfe-fparrow : length five inches and three quarters. Description. 



The head, hind part of the neck, back, wings, and rump, dull 

 green, verging moll to the laft colour on the head : under parts of 

 the body white : outfide of the thighs the fame colour as the 

 back ; infide black and white : the quills are blackifh ; the outer 

 edges and tips dull green : tail black, except the two middle 

 feathers, which are dull green; the outer margins of the others 

 are of the fame colour: legs and claws black. 



It is found at Madagafcar, and called there 'Tcha-chert. Placb. 



The wings of the two laft fpecies are pretty long in pro- 

 portion. 



A a 2 Laniu* 



