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The Laurey from the Brafils, 



Numb. XIII, 



THIS Bird is fomething bigger than a Pigeon; the 

 Bill large, of a pale BufF Colour; the Irides of the 

 Eye yellow, the Pupil black ; on the top of the Head it hath 

 a tuft of Feathers of a bright blue ; all the reft of the Head 

 and Neck are of a Scarlet Colour, below that a beautifol 

 Ring of yellow; the Breaft and upper Part of the Back 

 is alfo Scarlet, the covert Feathers of the Wings green 

 intermixt with yellow. The Quill Feathers are of a beau- 

 tiful ultramarine blue ; the lower Part of the Back, Belly 

 and Thighs, are white intermixt with rofe Colour, ending 

 near the Tail with a Mixture of Scarlet. The Tail is pur- 

 ple intermixt with a redifh brown ; the Legs and Feet are 

 Alh-colour'd, the Claws black. This Bird is the moft 

 beautiful of all the Parrot Kind that I have yet feen; it 

 is very docible, learning any Language, and pronouncing 

 very articulately any thing he is taught. I faw one of 

 thefe Birds fold for twenty Guineas, by Mr. Bland^ at the 

 Tyger on Tower-Hill, who has a great Colle6lion of fo- 

 reign Birds. 



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