Book II. O^S^lT HQLOgT, 



The defcription of this Bird was communicated to us by Mr. Johnfin of Brignal 

 near Greta Bridge in Yorkshire. 



Chap. XVIIL 

 * 37;e 'Brafiilan Jamacaii of Marggralre* 



IT is a fmall Bird, of the bignefs of a Lark. Its Body is three inches long, its Neck 

 more than an inch, its Legs two inches : Its Tail almoft four. It hath a fmaH 

 Head , a Bill an inch long, ftreight, only a little bending downward, (harp- 

 pointed, black, but below near its rile a little bluilh. The Head is covered with 

 black feathers, as is alfo the Neck below, but above with yellow: The whole Back, 

 Breaft, and lower Belly likewife with yellow. The Wings are black, having in their 

 middle fome white feathers, which make white (pots, in each Wing one. At the rife 

 of the Wings is a black fpotcroffing the back. The Tail is alfo black : The Legs and 

 Feet dusky. It is an elegant bird. 



For the length of the Tail and colours of the feathers not much different, we have 

 fubjoyned this to the Wagtails, although Marggrave makes no mention of the man- 

 ner of its feeding, or the places it frequents : Or whether it moves its Tail or not. 



Chap. XIX. 

 * The Brafilian Guira guacuberaba of MarggraVe 



IS a Bird of the bignefs of a Goldfinch. The lower part of the Neck, the Back, 

 and end of the Belly are of a yellow or gold colour. The upper part of the 

 Head and Neck, the fore-half of the Back, the Wings, and Tail are of a pale 

 green. In the ends of the Wings are fome dusky feathers intermixed. Under the 

 Throat up to the Eyes it hath a great black fpot. It hath a ftreight, fharp, yellow 

 Bill, a little black on the upper part. The Legs and Feet are of a dusky colour. 



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Chap. XX. 

 * The Brajilian Guira coereba of Marggrave i 



IS a Bird of the bignefs of a Chaffinch. It hath a black Bill, three quarters of an 

 inch long, (harp, and a little bending downward : Black Eyes : A Tongue flit 

 into many filaments, on the top of the Head a cop of tuft of Sea-green feathers. 

 The reft of the Head, the Throat, and all the lower Neck, the Breaft, and whole 

 Belly ,with the hinder half of the Back are covered with blue, but pale feathers : And 

 from the Breaft through the beginnings of the Wings to the Back, where the blue 

 colour begins, pafTes a broad blue line crofs through the rife of the Wings. All the 

 upper fide of the Neck, with the fore-half of the Back is covered with fine Velvet 

 feathers of a deep black. The Tail is an inch and half long, and black. The Wings; 

 are great, and yellow about the middle. But the yellow part is covered, and cannot 

 be feen when the Wings are clofed, and the Bird fits ftill, but when (he flies the Wings 

 appear elegantly ftraked with black and yellow: Within fide the Wings are almoft 

 wholly yellow. The upper Legs or Thighs are feathered with black, and in a man- 

 ner blue feathers : The lower are naked, and of a Vermilion colour, together with; 

 the Feet 5 the Claws black. The Feet have four Toes diipofed after the ufuai 

 manner. 



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