AMPELIS GARRULUS, 



BOHEMIAN CHATTERER. 



Generic Character. 



Bill ftraight, convex, curving towards the point, the upper 

 mandible has a flight notch near the tip, 



Noftrils Covered by the reflexed briftles. 



Toes four, three forward and one backward, the centre 

 one conne&ed to the outer one at the bafc. 



Synonyms. 



Ampelis Garrulus. Lin. Syjl, i. p. 297. 1, 

 Waxen Chatterer. Br. Zool, 1. 112. tab. 48. lb* 



fol. 7. tab. 1. C.Arfi. Zool. 207* 

 Lath. Syn. $.p. 91. 1. p. 93. 1. 

 A. Mont. Orn. Ditl. Bewick's 

 Br. Birds. Pt. l.p. 114. 



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JL H I S beautiful fpecies is in length eight inches, and in 

 * breadth about thirteen inches and a half, and it weighs near 

 three ounces ; bill ftrong, having a fmall notch in the upper 

 mandible near the tip ; feathers on the hind head long, of a 

 beautiful filk-like appearance, thefe it ere£ts at pleafure, and 

 moft generally during the time it is uttering its note ; each of the 

 fecondary quill feathers have at their extremities, a fmall flat 

 appendage of the moft beautiful fcarlet colour, very fimilar in 

 appearance to red fealing wax, thefe appendages differ from all 

 ether animal matter, for on being expofed to the adlion of 



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