BLUE GROSBEAK. 
This curious and beautiful bird was drawn 
from nature by Edwards; who says, that it 
agrees with the size of the Common Grosbeak, 
or Hawnnch, the Coccothraustes Vulgaris of 
naturalists, being a distinct species of that genus, 
Mr. Paul Martyn, a gentleman who had keen 
in the Portuguese settlements abroad, and had 
a fine colle6lion of curious birds, permitted 
Edwards to make drawings of them all, and 
wrote notes under each, for his better informa^ 
tion of their natures. This bird, Edwards 
informs us, was thus underwritten — ''"Tlie 
Portuguese call it Azulam. This bird is only 
to be got on the coast of Angola, in Africa, a 
settlement belonging to tlie Portuguese. It is». 
chiefly esteemed for it's docility and colour," 
Edsvards adds, tliat he may \'enture to pro^ 
nounce it a non-descript ; having been at some, 
pains to examine our natural historians,, aud 
being unible to find any thing like it. The 
bill," he says, is very strong, thick at it's 
fease, and sharp-pointed, i,hou[!.li. ending in an 
