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 The Banana Bird from Jamaica. 



Numb. XL. 



THIS Bird was of the Bignefs of our Englijh Ster- 

 ling', its Bill, thick, long, and fliarp pointed; the 

 upper Mandible of a dark cinereous or alh Colour : the 

 tinder Mandible blue ; the Pupil of the Eye of a lliining 

 black ; the Irides of a lovely yellow, bordered with a 

 broad Stripe of blue ending in a Point on each Side ; the 

 Head, ISleck, and upper Part of the Breaft, part of 

 the Back, the Wings and Tail black, except fome white 

 Spots in the upper covert Feathers of the Wings, all the 

 reft of the Body is of a fine gold yellow. 



It refembles the Starling in all its A6lions being very 

 mifcheivous. It is a Native of Jamaica^ and other of the 

 Carihhee Jjlands. This Bird I drew from a Bird which 

 Her Grace the Duchefs of 'Portland brought with her from 

 Jamaica. I have feen four or five of them fet upon and 

 kill a large Bird or Fowl, and when dead each one, ac- 

 cording to his Place of Mafterihip, choofe his Part, ©/^. 

 the Heart, Brains, &c. keeping the Part which he makes 

 choice of till he has fatiated himfelf 



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