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Others conjedlured that fome of them had been concerned in 
the murder of our men, notwithftanding we did not 
meet with the fmalleft trace to countenance fuch an opi- 
nion, and that fearing we fhould revenge it, they had 
formed this convention, in order to defend themfelves 
againft us. Others imagined that the affemblage might be 
occafioned by a burial, a marriage, or fome religious 
meeting. 
The Tahuan Parrot^ one of which was obferved here, 
and of which a plate is annexed, is a bird about eighteen 
inches in length, and bigger than the Scarlet Lory. The 
head, neck, and under parts, are of a fine fcarlet ; 
the upper parts of the body and wings are of a beautiful 
green ; acrofs the upper part of the wing coverts is 
an oblique bar of yellowifli green, more glofly than the 
reft ; the lower part of the back and rump is blue ; there is 
alfo a fmall patch of blue at the lower part of the neck be- 
hind, between a fcarlet and green, dividing thofe colours ; 
the tail is pretty long, and of an olive brown colour; the 
bill is reddifh ; the legs deep brown, nearly black. 
The Fe?nale is moftly green ; the head, neck, and under 
parts olive brown ; belly red ; rump blue ; tail, on the 
upper furface, green ; beneath, dufky. 
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