6iEfeN TODY. 
Qjit is ridged along the top of the upper mandi- 
g^ble; the nostrils are placed on each side of 
j^|fhe ridge, near the head : the upper mandible 
jijis of a dusky brown ; the lower, of a yellow 
Qjor orange-colour. At the base of the bill are 
11 placed stiff black hairs, or bristles, standing 
gj forwards. The whole upper side of the bird, 
,^j.from bill to tall-end, is of a very fine parrot- 
green. The inner coverts of the wings are white 5 
)) the inside of the quills, and the under side of 
the tail, are of a brownish ash-colour. Five 
to.or six of the prime quills are dusky, or black 
onjal their tips. The throat is of a very fine red. 
ie;The breast, belly, thighs, and covert feathers^ 
liepunder the tail, are white, a little shaded with 
oj^a pale green. The legs and feet, are of a 
idusky colour; the toes joined,- as they are in 
the King's-Fisher." 
ill ■ 
. This bird is, in fact, the Todus Viridis, of 
Green Tody, of Linnseus, of Pennant, and of 
'^T^atham ; the North-AmeriCan Tody, of Buf- 
fon \ the Red-Breasted Green Tody, of Browne ; 
^jand the Sylvia Gula Phcenicea, of Klein. 
BuiFon, who affords us the best history of 
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