Book II. O^S^lT HO LOqY. n, 



§. ii. 



* The ether Maccaw.o** Macao, of Aldrovandus. 



THis is nothing lefs than the foregoing^ of the fame length, but feemed not to 

 be fo thick-bodied. Its Bill is (horter than the precedents, being not drawn 

 out into fo long a hook, yet almoft three inches long 5 and as many broad, where it is 

 joyned to the head 5 the upper Chap being white, the nether black. The region of 

 the Eyes and the Temples are white. The crown of the Head more than a. Palm long 

 and flat. The Back, beginning of the Wings, Throat, Breaft, Belly, Thighs, and 

 finally the whole Tail above, are beautified with a moft lovely * Scarlet or red colour, * The tatine 

 as is alfo the inner fide of the flag-feathers of the Wings. The fecond row of the co- word is . p f «* 

 vert Wing-feathers are yellow with fcarlet edges, each adorned with a kind of eye of 3&S! 

 blue near the tip. The outer furface of the flag-feathers and the Rump £ I fuppofe fon or blu'fh 

 he means the Tail ] underneath tinctured with a deep blue. The Legs are fhort, colo,ir * 

 the Feet divided into long Toes, armed with crooked Claws: Both of a duskifhor 

 dark afh-colour. 



§. HI. 



A' 



A Maccaw defer ibed at London, the fame I fuppofe with the precedent : , called by 

 Marggrav. Araracanga. 



T London we obferved and defcribed a certain Macao, either the fame with 

 . the precedent ( I mean in kind ) or very like it. It was of the fame big- 

 nefs, had a huge Bill, the upper Mandible being almoft wholly white, the lower 

 black. The skin about the Eyes was bare of feathers, and rough or rugged. The 

 whole head, Breaft, and Belly red Q like minium :] The Wings and Tail parti-co- 

 loured of red, yellow, and blue. The Tail of a great length, efpecially the two 

 middlemoft feathers, which do much exceed the reft, and are of a blue colour. 

 K I take that which Marggravim defcribes Book. 5- Chap. 9. to be the fame with this. mtg£u4d 



Let the Reader compare the defcriptions : His runs thus. It is bigger than our com- his 4W* 

 mon Raven : Hath a great Head, broad and flat above 5 fair * grey Eyes \_*Ccefw ] cmgAm 

 with a black Pupil. A white Membrane encompailes the Eyes, as alfo the Jaws and 

 lower Bill : [I fuppofe he means, that the skin thereabouts is white and bare of fea- 

 thers : ] This under the Eyes is produced in a femilunar form : The Bill is great, 

 hooked, white above, black underneath. It hath a Tongue like a Parrot, and eats 

 after the fame manner. It learns alfo to pronounce fome words. The upper Chap 

 .of the Bill is about three inches long, broad or deep. It hath black Legs and Feet 

 like a Parrot. The whole Head, Neck, Breaft, Belly, Thighs, and Tail underneath, 

 - as alfo the beginning of the Wings above are cloathed with moft lovely and elegant 

 red feathers : The middle part of the Wings is adorned with green, and the lower half 

 of them from the middle to the end with blue. The Rump or lower part of the 

 Back, and the Tail are blue, fome brown feathers being alfo intermingled. The 

 Tail is about ten inches long, running out much beyond the ends of the Wings. 



§. IV. 



* The Macao called Ararauna by the BraJilians Maxggmv. the fame with Aldwv.hisfi-ft. 



ITisinihape li£e the precedent;, but of a different colour. Its Bill black 5 Eyes 

 grey, Pupil black. The skin about the Eyes white, variegated with black, as if 

 it were wrought with a Needle. The Legs and Feet dusky [ fufca. ] The forepart 

 of the Head above the Bill hath a copple or tuft of green feathers. Under the lower 

 Bill black feathers compafs the Throat. The fides of the Neck, the whole Breaft and 

 lower Belly are covered with fellow feathers : The hinder or extreme part of the 

 Head, the backfide of the Neck* the whole Back and outfides of the Wings with 

 blue. The ends of the Wings have yellow feathers mingled with the blue. The Tail 

 confifts of long blue feathers, wherewith fome yellow ones are mingled. The inner or 

 underfideof all the blue feathers in general is black i Thefe feathers do alfo caft a (hew 

 of blacknefsfrom their fides. 



ilp'ott' 



