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The Barbadoes Parrot, 



Numb. XL 



IT was as big as a large tame Pigeon, Its Bill was of 

 a Horn Colour, the Irides of the Eyes of a beautiful 

 Saffron Colour, the Pupil black, which it could contract 

 and inlarge at pleaiure; the Eye was incircled with a Skin of 

 a cinereous Colour, on the fore part of the Head it was 

 of a pale afh Colour, encompaffed with a beautiful yellow, 

 which reaches round the (ides of the Face, and under the 

 Throat. The top of the Head, Back, Breaft, and Belly, 

 of a lovely green, the Thighs yellow, as was alfo the up- 

 per fcapular Feathers of the Wings ; the firft three exterior 

 covert Feathers of the Wkigs are of a fine blew, the next 

 Row of Coverts red, the firft fix Quill-Feathers were of a 

 dark purplifh blew ; the Tail was compofed of twelve Fea- 

 thers, of a beautiful green Colour, its Legs feathered down 

 to the Feet, which were of a cinereous afh Colour, the 

 Talons black. 



This Bird was as tame and good humoured, as'*he* was 

 beautiful, fuffering his Miftrefs to play with him, as with 

 a Dog 5 he alfo talked very prettily; he was brought from 

 Barbadoes by a Captain which traded to the JVefl Indies, 



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