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together make an appearance of a long green ftroke near the outfides of the Wings. 

 In the back alfo at the rife of the Tail there is a blue fpot. The Tail is fhort : the Bill 

 hooked, of a Carnation colour. The Legs and Feet cinereous. 



The feventh, called Tu I P A R A by the Tupinambi, is alfo of the bignefs of a LarJ^, 

 and all over of a pale green. The Tail fhorter, fo that it ends with the Wings [ being 

 equally extended.] TheBil\.ofa Carnation colour,the Legs grey or grifled. Near the 

 rife of the Bill, in the forehead it hath a Scarlet fpot of a femilunar figure, as it were a 

 Crown. [_ The following words corrupted, Ifappoft, by the err our of the Transcribers or 

 Printers, not understanding, I have omitted^] They build in Ant-heaps left by the Ants, 

 which are found in trees 



An A c A of the Brazilians, is again of the bignels of a Lark: Its Bill dusky and 

 hooked. The feathers on the top of the head are of a Liver-colour : On the fides of 

 the Head about the Eyes of a brown. The Throat is aifi-coloured : the Neck above 

 and the fides green. The Belly hath reddifh brown feathers. The back is green, and 

 hath a fpot of a light brown, j The Tail is alfo of a dilute brown. In the beginning 

 of the Wings is a crimfon fpot or border : The reft of the Wings greeny the ends on- 

 ly of a Sea-water colour. The Legs above covered with green feathers, below bare, 

 and of an afh-colour, having black Claws. In fine it is a very elegant bird. 



Qui j u b a t u i is all yellow, of the bignels of Tuiapara: with a hooked grey Bill, 

 and black Eyes. The end of the Wings is of a dark green : The Tail long and yel- 

 low. It eafily becomes very tame. 



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The Scarlet Parakeeto, with green and black Wings. 



IT is bigger than a Blackbird : The whole body of a Scarlet colour : The covert 

 feathers of the Wings greeny the prime feathers black, having their exteriour 

 webs green above, and of a Crimfon colour underneath. The ridges of the Wings 

 yellow. The Tail a Palm long, confiding of twelve feathers, whofe lower halves 

 are red, the upper being green or yellow. The Bill yellow, very much hooked, hang- 

 ing down half an inch. The Ir ides of the Eyes yellow: The skin of the fides of 

 the Head round the Eyes is bare, and of an afti-colour. The Legs very fhort and 

 black. A ring of green feathers compaffes the legs above the knees. We law this at 

 London in the fhop of a certain tradef-man, who told us that it was brought out of the 

 Eafl-Indies. 



Ch a p. V. 

 * Clullus his Difcourfe and Account of far rots, 



*He Noble Philip Mamixius of St. Aldegond had a Parrot, whom I have oft 

 heard laugh like a man, when he was by the by-ftanders bidden fo to do in 

 the French Tongue, in thefe words : Riez, Perrvquet, riez> 3 that is, Laugh, 

 Parrot, laugh. Yea, which was more wonderful, it would prefently add in the French 

 Tongue, as if it had been endued with reafon, but doubtlefs fo taught, le grand 

 fit, qui me faiB rire 5 that is, O great fool, who makes me laugh : And was wont to 

 repeat thole words twice or thrice. But among others I faw one of thofe great ones 

 in the houfe of the illuftrious Lady, Mary of Bremen, Dutchefs of Croy and Arefchot, 

 of happy memory, before fhe went out of Holland, the like whereto for variety and 

 elegancy of colours, I do not remember to have ever feen. For though almoft all 

 the feathers covering the body were red, yet the feathers of the Tail (which were 

 very long ) were partly red, and partly blue 5 but thofe on the Back and Wings parti- 

 coloured of yellow, red, and green, with a mixture alfo of blue. Its Head about 

 the Eyes was white and varied with waved black lines, like the Head of the Canida. 

 I do not remember the like Parrot defcribed in any Author. Moreover, this Bird 

 was fo in love with Anna the Dutchefles Neece, now Countefs of Meghen, and * Ba- *' The Latins 

 ronefsof Grosbeke, that where ever fhe walked about the Room it would follow her, ^\^ d Domfi 

 and if it faw any one touch her cloaths, would ftrike at him with its Bill 5 fo that it "*' a y ' 

 feemedto be poilefTed with a fpirit of jealoufie. That Parrot of the greater kind, 



called 



