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 I'he Dial Bird or Bengali Magpie, 



Numb. XVII. XVIII. 



THIS Bird was a Cock, it was about the bignefs of the 

 SongThrufh ; the Billblack, the Edges towards the An- 

 gle yellow, the I rides of the Eyes yellow, the Head, 

 Back, and Breaft black, with a call of blew; the Belly and 

 Thighs white, as was alfo the under fide of the Tail; the 

 fcapular and firft fix Quill-Feathers black ; the iirft row of 

 Coverts, and the upper Quill-Feathers white, the Legs and 

 Feet brown. 



The Bill of the Hen was of a dark Colour, inclining to 

 black, the Irides of the Eyes yellow; the Head, Neck, 

 Back, and Breaft, ofadufky Colour; the Belly, and Thighs 

 white, the firft fix Feathers of the Coverts and Quills was 

 black, the reft of the Wing white. The Tail was com- 

 pofed of twelve Feathers of equal length, the upper fide of 

 a duiky Colour, the under fide white, the Legs and Feet 

 brown. Thefe Birds were brought from BemaiL in the 

 Year I7C^4, and are called by the Natives the Dial Bird, 

 It is now in the Poffefiiion of Mr, Dandrid^e^ who was 

 pleafed to let me draw it. 



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