Clafs IV. St ING UR Awa 93 
The tail is very thick at the beginning: the fpine tui, 
is placed about a third the length of the former from 
the body, is about five inches long, flat on the top 
and bottom, very hard, fharp pointed, and the two 
fides thin, and clofely and fharply bearded the whole 
way. ‘Ihe tail extends four inches beyond the end 
of this fpine, and grows very flender at the extre- 
mity. 
_. Thefe fith are obferved to fhed their fpine, and to 
renew them annually ; fometimes the new fpine ap- 
pears before the old one drops off, and the Corni/b 
call this fpecies Cardinal Triloft, or three tailed, 
when fo circumftanced. 
The colour of the upper part of the body is a 
dirty yellow, the middle part of an obfcure blue; 
the lower fide white, the tail and {pine dufky. 
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