POMPADOUR. 
the Garrulus has little, flat, horny drops, pen- 
dent from the tips of the fijathers, of a fine 
scarlet colour. The bill of the Pompadour 
is of a brownish colour. Fiom the corners of 
the mouth, under the eyes, pass narrow white 
lines. The quills are white : except a few of 
the shorter ones, which are purple ; and the 
tips of the outer ones, which are dusky. The 
insides of the wings are also white ; except 
the tips of the outer quills, which are dusky. 
The whole head, neck, body, tail, and coverts 
of the wings above, are of an exceeding fine 
red, inclining to purple, with a fine silky gloss. 
The tail, beneath^ is a little fainter. The row 
of covert-feathers, next above the quilts, are 
of a very singular nature, differing from all 
birds .1 have seen. They are narrow, sharp- 
pointed, stiff, and remarkably rigid at their 
tips: their shafts are white. The tail has 
twelve feathers, of equal length. The legs, 
feet, and claws, are black. The outer toes 
adhere a little, at their bottoms, to the middle 
ones. All the purple featliers have their bot- 
toms, or downy parts, white. This," adds Ed- 
wards, " is one of those birds taken in a French 
prize, by the now Right Honourable Earl 
Ferrers. 
