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tranfverfe bars or marks of black and 

 white colours. 



Among Birds of the Parrot kind, 

 thofe called Mackaws are the largeft 

 They have all a crooked bill, which af- 

 flfts them in climbing, and whofe upper 

 mandible is moveable : their tongues 

 are fleihy, blunt, and undivided ; and 

 they have two toes before, and an equal 

 number behind. 



The Blue and Yellow Mackaw is in 

 fize equal to a large capon, having a 

 wide black femicircular bill, three inches 

 in length, and black claws. The legs 

 are fhort, and of a dark colour. The 

 fkin, about the cheeks and eyes, is di- 

 versified with black feathers, and thofe 

 on the top of the head are green ; the 

 neck, back, wings, and tail are blue; 

 the breaft, belly, under part of the neck, 

 and tail are of a redd if!) yellow; and 



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