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This \s of a black colour, with a rufous thorax and wing- 

 cales. Fabricius. 



BicoLOR, a fpecics of Dermrstcs, of an oblong form 

 anil black colour ; beneath tcllaccous ; wing-cafi-S llriatcd. 

 Fabriciii*. Inhabits Germany. 



BiC0L0R,a fpecics of ELATER,of a brownifh ftrn'ginoiis 

 colour; head and thorax brown ; wing-cafes llriatcd. In- 

 habits Europe. Linn. Miif. IaIIc. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Gryllus {^I.icujlii), dcfcribcd by 

 LinniEus. It is grifcous, apterous, with the hinder thighs 

 nifoud beneath. 



BicoLOR, an African fpecies of Ichnki'mok, of a ferru- 

 ginous colour; tip of the abdomen, breall, and cud of the 

 upper wings blaclc. Gmelin. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of I^ampyris {PtrocLroa), of a fan- 

 pnineous colour.with the podcrior end viohiceous. Fabncius. 

 This is Ciinthar'u bkoloroi Anioen. acad. It inhabits Ame- 

 rica, and has the antennae flattened. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Leptura, of a pale ferruginous 

 colour, with the eyes, wing cafes, wing?, and upper part 

 of the vent black. SwcderusNov. Acl. Stockh. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Lkptura [Doiuicici) that inhabits 

 Europe. It is of a golden colour, with the upper part of the 

 thorax, and the wing-cafes green ; the latter ftriatcd with 

 imprelled dots ; pollerior thigiis dcntated. Gmelin, &c. 



Bicoi.or, a fpecies of Lytta, of a tellaceous colour; 

 wing-cafes black at the tip. Geofiroy. Inhabits France. 



Bicoi.or, a fpecies of Mordella, dcfcribed by Forller 

 (Nov. Inf.). It is of a black colour ; wing-cafes tellaceous, 

 with the tip and band in the middle black. Very fmall. 

 Inhabits England. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Nitidula found in Europe. This 

 infeft is ferruginous, with black wing-cales, having a ferru- 

 ginous band at the bafe, and a fpot of the fame colour near 

 the apex. Fabricius. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Phal/T.na {Bomlyx) found in 

 Saxony. The wings are white, with a large yellow fpot, 

 with black marks. Fabricius. 



BicoLOR,a fpecies of Scarab.'eus, with the thorax very 

 flightly armed, and on the h.ead a fingle tubercle; wing- 

 cafes black ; abdomen rufous. Fabricius. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Silpha, of a brown colour, with 

 rufous legs. Linn. &c. A native of Europe. 



BicOLOR, a fpecies of Sphex that inhabits New Holland. 

 This IS of a black colour ; head, abdomen at the tip, and 

 wings yellciw ; the latter brown at the tip. Gmel. This 

 infeft was firll dcfcribed by Fabricius from a fpecimen in the 

 coUeftiin of fir Jofeph Banks, under the fpecific name li- 

 i'l'oralti. 



BicOLOR, a fpecies of Staph ylisus, of a black colour, 

 with the antenna, wing-cafes, and legs ferruginous. Linn. 

 A native of Europe. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Tenthredo, of a blueilh black, 

 with the abdomen and bafe of the wings yellow ; a band of 

 bljck. Schranch. Inhabits Auilrii. 



Bicoi.or, a fpecics of Vespa that inhabits China; and 

 in (ize and appearance refembles the common wafp. It is 

 ytUowifh : antenna: above, crown, thorax, and vent brown. 

 Fabricius, &c. 



BiCOLOR, in Ichthyology, a fpecics of GoBius, found in 

 the Mediterranean fca. It is of a brown colour, with all the 

 lins black. Briin. pifc. 



BicoLOR, in Ornithology., a fpecies of Ai.cedo, of a green 

 colour, and gohlen rufous beneath ; a black and white waved 

 band on the breall ; wings and tail fpottcd with white. 

 Gmelin. This bird is a native of Cayenne. BufTon calls it 

 Martin pechatr vert ct rouxde Cayenne; pi. enl.; and Latham 



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the rufrjiis and green lingfyl'er. Length eight inches : bill 

 black ; legs reddilli ; breall of the female not banded. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Fringilla, that inhabits the 

 woods of Jamaica and Bahama iflands, and is called by 

 Englifh writers the Bahama Jlarro'w. The head and breall 

 are'black ; back, wing;;, and tail, greenidi. Gmelin. The 

 length of this bird is four inches ; its note very mono- 

 tonous. J3rifron calls it Chloris Bahamciijis ; and Buffon 

 Verdinere. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Lanius, of a blue colour; white 

 beneath ; frontlet black. Linn. &c. This is Loxia Mada- 

 gi'.Jcarina of Linn. Sytl. Nat. edit. 12 ; Lamus Madagaf- 

 c,:rienjis dernleus of Brilfon ; Pie-gricfche lien de Madagafear 

 of BuiTon ; and B'uejhrih: of Latham. It is about l;x inches 

 and a half in length, and, as the fynonyir.s imply, is a native 

 of Madagafear. 



The bill, head, margin of the quill feathers, two niiddk 

 ta 1 feathers, and exterior margin ot the tour next blue 5 

 lea's and claws black. Female, fordid white beneath. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Loxia found in the Eafl Indies. 

 Gmelin very briefly defciibes it as being of a fufcous colour, 

 and red beneath. This is Fringilla rubra minor of BrilTon ; 

 Bntnor of Buffon ; Little broiun huljinch of Edwards ; and 

 (jruiige-hreajlcd grojbeak of Latham. There is likewifc a 

 variety of this kind of a brownifh colour, white beneath, and 

 chin inclining to brownilh. About three inches and a quaitcr 

 in length ; bill whitifli ; legs fufcous. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Muscicapa, of a black colour; 

 front, fpace round the eyes, throat, rump, fpuiious wings, band 

 on the greater wing-coverts, tip of the tail, and under parts 

 of the body, white. Gmelin. Buffon calls this Go/'cmcHc/? 

 a ventre hlanc de Cayenne ; and Edwards and Latham Blaek and 

 ivhite fy-Ciitchcr. A variety of this bird is white, except the 

 hind part of the head, and neck, rump, wings, and tail, bill, 

 and legs, which are black. The female is of an uniform 

 grey colour. Inhabits the moill meadows of Guiana. 



BicoLOR, a fpecics of Pious, called by Latham, after 

 Buffon, the Enccnada ivoodpecier ; Epeiche ou pic varie de 

 F.ncenada, Bufton. This is varied with grey ifli and white ; head 

 crefted, white on the fides ; quill feathers brown, fpotted 

 with white. Gmelin, &c. 



The length of this beautiful bird is about fix inches ; bill 

 lead colour ; irides white ; pUnrage brownilli-grcy and white 

 finely blended ; above, the colours are intermixed tranfveriely, 

 and beneath in a perpendicular direction ; crell on the fides 

 intermixed with crimfon ; fides of the head v.hite, verginor to 

 brown ; legs lead colour. The female has no creil, and is 

 entirely brown.' 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Trockilus, of a finaragdine- 

 goldcn colour, with the head and throat blue. Gmelin. This 

 IS of the middle fize, and inhabits Guadaloupe. It is Colibri 

 Nr. 2. of Fermin. Surin. ; Sciphir-cme ranch of Buffon ; and 

 Sapphire and emerald humming-bird oi Lathari^ 



BicoLOR, afpeciesof Turdus, of a brown colour, tinged 

 with green ; abdomen and vent white. This inhabits the 

 cape of Good Hope ; and is ten inches long. Buffon calls 

 it Merle brun du cap de bonne ffperance ; and Latham the 

 IVhite-rnmped thrujli. 



BICOLORA, in Entomology, an African fpecies of 

 Phal^ena (Noclua). Wings yellow, with a broad brown 

 pollerior margin. 



BICOLORATA, a fpecies of Phal.i:na (Geomelra) 

 with the wings blueilh and ftriated ; anterior black at 

 the tip, and fpotted with white. Inhabits Surinam. Crameri 

 &c. 



BicoLORATA, a fpecies of Scarad.t.us [Melolontha) 

 found at the cape of Good Hope. It is glabrous green, 



beneath 



