IIL Obfer^vattons in the DiffeSiion of a Taroqmt^ 
made and Communicated to the Royal Society 
J?y Mr. Rich. Waller. 
THERE is not poffibly a greater variety of Spe- 
cies than in the Parrot-kind, whether we conS- 
der the Country, fize, or colour ; in which laft parti- 
cular no Bird prides in fo great a diverfuy, luxuriant 
Nature painting him with all the fiJken colours of Plants 
and Flowers, and that in their greateft Luftre and Per- 
fection. Johfijicn treating of thefe Birds, fays, the Cu- 
^ rious have obferved above an Hundred forts of them: 
And Margravius^ in his Hidory of ^r^zi/^, enumerates 
\ feveral, his fixth Species of Paroqucits, which he calls 
f TajetCy coming very near our Subjed. But the true 
1 Dcfcription as I take it of this Bird is given by Johnfton 
[in his Mantijfa to the Hiftory of Birds, Cap. 4. pag, 156. 
I which being long, I forbear to recite the Bird, he fays, 
was brought by the Dutch Seamen out of ^thiopia.^nd 
Places near Manicottgo. 
Having kept fome of thefe Birds, and one of them 
dying, in the opening thereof I took notice of fome 
few Particulars, which I here make bold to prefent this 
Honourable Allembly with. 
I. Firft, To give a Ihort Defcription thereof. Its 
fize is between a Sparrow and a Black-bird, with a fliort 
\eck, black Eyes, a crooked Scarlet Bill, greyilh Legs 
md Feet, with Toes, two before, and two behind, like 
he Parrot 5 yet he never ftands on one Foot to eat with 
he other, as Parrots do. When he ftands ftiU on the 
' ^erch his Breaft and Belly Ihew of a curious light green, 
lis Back, and the Feathers of his Wings arc fomewhat 
larker ; on his Pinions are fome (hort blew Feathers , 
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