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the latter wedge-shaped, and crossed with lines of 

 darker brown : some birds have the vent and under 

 tail-coverts black; and tre tail plain brown. 



The second variety has the head and back part 

 of the neck cinereous : back, and wing-coverts, 

 brown : greater quills and tail dusky : upper tail- 

 coverts, and band on the vent, crimson : breast 

 and belly dirty white : this is also subject to va- 

 riety, as it is sometimes found with the sides of 

 the rump and wing-coverts spotted with white, 

 and with a yellow tinge all over the body : others 

 again have the under parts pale yellow, and the 

 beak and rump without any red. 



The last distinct variety has a crimson streak 

 through the eyes, in the manner of the first : with 

 the throat, and sides of the neck, blueish-white : 

 the rest of the under parts of the body and rump 

 rose-coloured white : the top of the head, neck, 

 and back, pale blue, lightest on the head : wings 

 brown : tail blackish : legs red. 



We are informed by Mr. Barrow that this bird 

 is so abundant where it is found, that sixty-three 

 have been shot with a small fowling-piece : it in- 

 habits Africa from Senegal to the Cape of Good 

 Hope; it is also found in India, and, according to 

 Linnaeus, in Surinam. 



