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 Ithe Bengali Water Rail, 



Numb. XC. 



THIS Bird was about the bignefs of our Englifli Wa- 

 ter-Rail'^ its Bill was long and of a yellow Colour^ 

 the Eyes were encompaffed with a Circle of white 

 ending in a Point on the back part of the Head j the Irides 

 yellow, the top of the Head white, the fides of the Face, 

 and whole Neck of a dark brown , part of the Back, the 

 Breaft, Belly and Thighs white, the top of the Back, and 

 the Wings green, except|the firft three or four Quill-Feathers 

 which were purple, with five large orange coloured Spots in 

 each Feather ^ the laft Quill-Feather next the Body is white, 

 the Tail ihort, made up of twelve Feathers coloured and 

 fpotted like thofe in the Wings ; the Legs were bare above 

 Knee, of a pale yellow Colour inclining to green, as was 

 alfo the Feet, the Claws black. The Draught of this 

 Bird I had of Mr. Dandridge^ it was fent him from Bengali 

 in the Eaft-Indies. 



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