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^he Gamboa Groafbeak, 



Numb. LXIL 



HIS Bird was about the bigneis of the common Grof- 

 beak^ defcribedin VoL the fir jl Numb, 56. Its Bill is 

 very large and ftrong, from a broad Bafe ending in 

 a (harp Point of the Figure of a Cone having a large Ca- 

 vity within, of a dark alh Colour, the Pupil of the Eyes 

 black, the Irides white, the Head and part of the Neck 

 black, ending in a iliarp Point on the fore part of the Breaft. 

 The reft of the Body, Wings and Tail are of a beautiful 

 yellow Colour, intermixed with a greenifh Shade 5 the Legs 

 and Feet of a blewilh afh Colour. This Bird was brought 

 from Gamboa on the Coaft of Guinea^ and was in the Pof- 

 feffion of his Grace the Duke of Chandos in an Aviary at 

 his Grace's Country Seat at Edgeworth^ where I went to 

 draw it. 



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