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The Maccan or Macao of Brafils, 



Numb. XI. 



IT is bigger than our common Raven ; its Head large, 

 broad, and flat above ; the If ides of the Eye white (as 

 is alfo a large Space void of Feathers about the Eye) the 

 Pupil black; the Bill is great and hooked, the upper Man- 

 dible of a fleihy Colour, the lower dark brown. Its Tongue 

 and manner of Feeding is like thofe of other Parrots ; the 

 upper Chap of the Bill is near 3 Inches long, broad or 

 deep ; its Legs and Feet are of the fame Colour with the 

 Bill; the whole Head, Neck, Breaft, Belly, Thighs and 

 Tail underneath, as alfo the middle Part of the Wings 

 above, are cloath'd with moft lovely and elegant red Fea- 

 thers ; the Pinion of the Wing is adorn'd with a beautiful 

 yellow ; in the middle of the Wing beloAv the red is a Row 

 of bright grafs-green Feathers ; all the Quill Feathers beloAv 

 them are of a bright ultramarine blue, as is alfo the upper 

 Part of the Tail and Rump, or lower Part of the Back ; the 

 Tail is ten Inches long, running much beyond the Wings. 

 The Hen Bird of this Kind is blue and yellow. They are 

 brought from both Eaji and JVeJl-Indies. 



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