i66 o^KiTHQLogr. BooITT. 



TheS*r£w, Citrinella, and Serinus agree, i. In having yellow Rumps : 2. That 

 they are canorous : g. That they have greeniih yellow Breads, and 4. Long, (lender 

 Guts. 



The Serinus and Citrinella agree in the colour of the Tail and Wings. The Siskin 

 and Serinus in their fpotted fides and white bellies : The Siskin and Citrinella in having 

 a green back 3 but in the Siskin the fhafts of the feathers are black. 

 , This Bird grows very tame and gentle (as Gefner reports ) and will live many 

 years [ thirteen or fourteen ] fhut up in a Cage. 



* The Brajilian Teitei, which they call alfo Guiranhemgeta WGuraundi, Marggrave. 



It is a fmall bird, of the bignefs of a Robin-red-breaji. It is kept in Cages for a 

 fingingbird, but it only chirps like aRedJiart, [Rxbrica'] called by the Germans 

 Gimpcl. It feeds upon Paco and Mamao. It hath a fhort, thick, black Bill. The 

 Head, upper fide of the Neck, Wings, whole Back and Tail are inverted with black 

 feathers, with which fomething of blue is mixt, fo that they fhinelike polifhed Steel. 

 The Throat, lower fide of the Neck, the Breaft, the whole lower Belly and 

 Thighs are yellow. At the rife of the upper Bill behind the Nofthrils it hath a fpot 

 of yellow leathers. The Leojs and Feet are of a dusky colour. And this is the 

 Cock. 



The Hen in proportion of body and magnitude agrees exactly with the Cock 5 

 hath the fame Bill and Legs : But differs much in colour. For it is green like the 

 Acardhis, called by the Germans , Zjfchen. The Wings and Head with the upper fide 

 of the Neck are fomewhat dusky, with blue mingled. Thefe birds delight to live to- 

 gether five or fix in a Cage. 



Chap. XV. . 



Tlx AnadaVad Bird, hrought from the Eafl Indies, having a Finches Bill and 

 Larks Claws. 



IN bignefs it fcarce exceeds the Golden- cr own d Wren. Its Bill is for fhape like a 

 Goldfinch or Chaffinches 5 for colour red, the upper Mandible above being black. 

 The upper fide of the body is of a dusky colour, in fbme birds lighter, mothers 

 darker 5 only the feathers growing about the Rump are of a fcarlet or deep Orange. 

 The quil-feathers of the Wings and thoie of the Tail are black. The Tail it felf is 

 an inch and half long, made up of twelve feathers, the middlemoft being thelon- 

 geft, and the exteriour in order fhorter. The quils and covert-feathers of the 

 Wings are fpotted with fmall round white fpots, fcattered up and down in no order 

 in fome birds more, in fome fewer. In fbme birds the upper part of the Breaft is of a 

 fcarlet red, in others it is wholly black, as is the reft of the Breaft and Belly in all. fa 

 one Bird, which was paler than the reft that we faw, andalmoft of the colour of a 

 Robin-red-breaji on the Back, not only the Wings, but alio the fide-feathers and 

 thofe fcarlet ones incumbent on the Tail were marked with white fpots. The 'Legs 

 and Feet are white: The Claws very long, like thofe of Larks, but more crooked. 

 The figure of the body is rather long than round. 



In the year of our Lord, 1673. I faw many of thefe birds ( in the houfe of a 

 certain Citizen of London*) that had been brought out of the Eafi Indies, kept all 

 together in the fame Cage : Being introduced by my worthy friend Thomas Allen 

 Do&or of Phyfic, who alfo gave me the firft notice and information of them. 



Chap. 



