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'The 'Turtle r>(yve from India. 



Numb. XLV. 



TH E Hen, excepting the Feet which are red, and the 

 Bill which is black, as in the Cock, is all over white : 

 But the Cock hath his Head, Neck Breaft and Wings, 

 as far as the Quill-Feathers, and Back down to the Rump 

 of a reddifh or dun Colour : The Quill-Feathers of the 

 Wings and the Rump and whole Tail are of a duiky Co- 

 lour, having their Shafts black and Edges white j the Breaft,^ 

 Belly and Thighs are white, the lower part of the Belly, 

 near the Vent, yellowifli^ the I rides of the Eyes are of a 

 moft lovely ihining Saffron or rather fcarlet Colour; a black 

 Ring encompafles the back part of the Neck, ending in a 

 Point on each fide; they are tame pretty Birds, and kept 

 in Cages by the Curious, in which they will breed and bring 

 up their young ; they feed on Hemp Seed, Millet, £^<r. but 

 delight moft in feeding on W^heat. 



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