tol\ T G-TAXLED SPARROW. 
colour ; bur paler, and without black spots 
down it's middle. The sides of the head, the 
lesser covert-feathers of the wings, the belly, 
thighs^ and covert-feathers under the tail, are 
white. The shorter feathers of the tail are 
dusky ; with a little brown on their outer webs, 
and white spots on their inner webs. Over these 
feathers there fall four other feathers, of a 
very great length in proportion to the size of 
the bird; the two middle ones are about an 
inch longer than the two side ones : these four 
long feathers are of a deep black colour. The 
legs and feet are of a flesh-colour. The long 
feathers of the tail grow again very soon after 
they have moulted; which is contrary to those 
'of the Long-Tailed Finch-, that bird being half 
& vear, or more, alter moulting, without the 
l-diw feathers of it's talk" 
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Edwards also informs us, that this bird was. 
xki 1751, the property of the obliging Mrs. 
Clayton, of Flower, in Surry : a lady very 
curious in bn ds ; who kindly invited him to 
lier house in London, where this and many 
other rare exotic birds were kept alive in cage> c , 
that he might make drawings of them. It 
