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The red headed Butcher-Bird, 



Numb. XVI. 



THIS Bird was of the fame Bignefs of the afli-co- 

 loured Butcher-Bird \ the Top of the Head, and 

 upper Part of the Neck was of a pale red, or ruffet ; the fore 

 Part of the Head^ round the Eyes and Sides of the Neck, 

 of a dusky brown, as was alfo the Back, Wings, and 

 Tail, except a long white Mark on each Shoulder, and 

 a large Spot of white on the lirft Row of covert Feathers 

 of the Wings : The Bill for the Shape and Make like 

 the others of this Kind, the Colour black ; the Noftrils 

 fmall and round, a white line encompalling the upper 

 Mandible at the Bafe. 



The Irides of the Eyes of a dirty white ; the Throat,"' 

 Breaft, and Belly white • the Thighs of a light brownilh 

 afh Colour. 



The Legs and Feet dusky; the Claws black ; this Bird 

 I had out of the Colle6l:ion of Sir Thomas Lowther. 



Mr. W^tlloughby defcribes one killed near the River 

 Rhine in Germany^ whofe Head was of a lovely red; a Line 

 or white Space of the Figure of a ParaMa, encompaffed 

 the Tail ; the interiour Space or Area therein contained 

 being black : The eleven exteriour Quills were white 

 from the Bottoms almoft to the middle; the Feet and 

 Claws black. 



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