Bg Te ONG 2s Ce Hy: 
belly, black: the upper part of the head, the reft of the body, 
and lower part of the belly, yellow: at the back part of the neck 
a collar of black, which meets the black on the fore part: the 
wing coverts and quills black, with pale edges: tail black, edged 
with greenifh yellow: legs pale brown. 
‘This inhabits 4byfinia, where it is met with in flocks, and is 
known by the name of /Vorabée. It feeds on the feed of a plant 
called Nuk, which has a yellow flower, and the feed produces an 
oil, in much ufe among the monks *. 
-L’outre-mer, Buf. oi/. iv. p.-56. 
SIZE of a Canary-dird, but has a rounder head. The bill 
white: the plumage wholly of a fine deep blue: the legs red. 
The-young birds and females are grey. The male gets the blue 
plumage in the fpring of the fecond year; but the female ever 
‘+emains of the fimple grey colour. 
‘This alfo inhabits Abyfinia, and is faid to have a fine fong. 
L’Hakefch de Syrie, Buf. of. iv. p. 57. 
THIS bird is-a little bigger than the Linnet. Bill thick, 
fhort, and of a lead-colour: the top of the head of a fine 
bright red: the cheeks, throat, and fore part. of the neck, 
blackifh, mixed with brown: the reft of the neck, breaft, upper 
parts of the body, and leffer wing coverts, brown, dufky, and 
yellow, mixed: the greater wing coverts deep afh-colour, edged 
with paler: quills and tail the fame, but edged with bright 
* Hift, des vif. 
orange ; 
gor 
PLACE. 
71s 
ULTRA- 
MARINE Ff. 
DEscRIPTION. 
PLACE. 
72. 
TRIPOLINE EF, 
Description. 
