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7/&^ Madagafcar Duck, 



Numb, XeiX. 



IT is fomething larger than the tame Ducky the Bill of 

 a yellowiih brown, the I rides of the Eyes of a fine red, 

 the Head and Neck of a dufky green, the Back a dark 

 purple with a Mixture of blew, the Edges of the Feathers 

 red, the Breaft a duiky brown, the exterior Edges of each 

 Feather red, the lower Belly brown, the fcapular Feathers 

 green, fome edged with redj the upper Scapulars duiky 

 with a Mixture of blew, as was alfo the firft Row of Co- 

 verts, and all the Quills their Edges red j the fecond Row 

 of Coverts green, the Legs and Feet orange Colour , this 

 Bird was of fo fhining a beautiful Colour, as cannot right- 

 ly be exprefled in Words : The Breed came iirft from 

 Madagafcar in Kafl India^ and was in the PolTeffion of a 

 Merchant at Ponders End near Enfield ^ who was fo good 

 as to let me have fome of the Breed to oblige fome Gen« 

 tlemen that had a mind to them. 



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