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The female is dull green above, and beneath yellow green: - 
quills brown, fringed with: green: the tail_is alfo brown and 
green mixed. 
This bird varies exceedingly: neither fex gets the full plu- 
mage till the third year. In the firft, both male and female are 
brown: the male has the blue head the fecond, but the reft of ’ 
the plumage blue green: the wings, and tail, brown, edged with 
blue green. The female, at that time, inclines greatly to blue. 
Befides this, they moult twice in a year.. Hence it is not won- 
derful, that {carce any two birds are quite alike. 
Thefe birds inhabit the warmer parts of Canada, and all the” 
parts between that and Mexico, Brafil, Guiana *, &c, At Ca- 
rolina none are feen near inhabited” parts, nor nearer than - 
an hundred and fifty miles from the fea. They build on the 
orange and other trees, but are feen there only in fummer. May 
be fed on millet, Juegory, and other feeds; and frequently are: to : 
be met with in cages in England. . 
The Dutch find«means to breed thefe birds in Holland, like 
Canary, and other birds; but f never heard of this‘being done in» 
England. 
One variety of.this bird has-the under parts yellowish, except = 
** Bancroft talks of a bird called Kifbeé Kijfbee, at’ Guiana, which he fays ex- 
ceeds all the feathered tribe, The feathers are 2 confufed affemblage of all 
the moft lively and beautiful colours in nature. Among thefe, yellow, fcarlet,.-, 
green, and a blackifh purple,. or indigo colour, have the-greateft fhare. Be- 
fides thefe, there are white, black, and blue.—Thefe birds are brought by the - 
Accawax Indians from.the inland parts of the country ; and the commen price ~ 
is two piftoles a pair; but he adds, that many ineffectual attempts have been : 
made to convey them to Ho//and.—If it is not the bird in queftion, I know not: - 
what elfe it cai be.. 
a {malb : 
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FEMALE. 
PLace AND’ 
Manners. 
