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The Bohemian Jay or Chatterer. Garrulus Bohemicus, 



Numb. XXVI. 



THIS Bird is as big as a Blackhlrd\ from the Point of the Bill 

 to the End of the Tail nine Inches; Breadth, when the Wings 

 were extended, eighteen Inches; the Bill is of a grecnifli cinereous Co- 

 lour, blackifh near the Bafe; the Eyes are of a beautiful red Colour en- 

 compaffed with black ; its Head is fomewhat comprefled, of a chefnut 

 or ferrugineous Colour, adorned with aCreft or Tuft bending backward, 

 of the fame Colour, the Top more dilute ; the Neck is fliort and black 

 on the fore Fart, with a Border of white proceeding from the Bill ; 

 the upper Part of the Neck, Back, and covert Feathers of the Wings of 

 an amber Colour ; the Breaft, Belly, and Thighs more dilute ; the 

 quill Feathers of the Wings are of a dark afli, inclining to black, the 

 half of which have their Tips yellow ; the upper ones are white, their 

 Appendices being like to little Drops of red Sealing-Wax ; the fmall pi- 

 nion quill Feathers arc tipt with white, which make a large white Spot 

 on the outer Part of the Wing. 



The Tail is compofed of twelve blackifh Feathers with yellow Tips ; 

 the Legs are of a dark brown in fome, of a blueifli black. 



This Bird is faid to be peculiar to Bohemia : It feeds on Fruit, efpe- 

 cially Grapes, which it feems very greedy of It is of a very hot Tempera- 

 ment, and exceedingly voracious; flies in Companies and is cafily tamed. 

 This Bird I drew from the natural Bird preferved by Mr. Jofeph Dan- 

 dridge. 



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