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of a fine azure blue colour; in others, Tprinkled 
with blue : the tail is extremely bifid ; and the fcales, 
which are large, adhere clofe to the body. 
The flefh of the Guiniad has an infipid tafte. 
It dies almoft immediately after being taken out 
of the watery and, if notfalted, foon becomes pu- 
trid. 
Thefe fifh, which are gregarious, approach the 
fhores in vaft fhoals in fpring and fummer, prov- 
ing a great relief to the neceffities of the poor. In 
the Wellh lakes, the Guiniad fpawns about the 
month of December. Camden obfcrves, that this 
fifh never enters the Dee, nor the falmon ever ven- 
tures into the lake; but though this is generally 
the cafe, the firft has been known to ftray fome 
miles dov/n the river, and the falmon has been 
caught trefpalTing in the lake. 
GUIRA-ACANGATARA. A Brazilian bird 
defcribed by Marcgrave, of the wood-pecker kind, 
about the fize of the great fpotted wood-pecker 
of Europe. It is common in the woods of diffe- 
rent parts of America, and makes a loud and dif- 
agreeable noife. 
GUIRA-CENOIA. A fmall Brazilian bird 
of the parus or titmoufe kind. It's head, throat, 
breaft, belly, and the lower part of it's beak, are of 
a fine blue colour; it's neck, and the upper half of 
it's back, are black; it's wings are variegated with 
black and blue; it's tail is blacky and it's legs are 
brovvH. 
GUIRA-COEREBA. A Brazilian bird, de- 
fcribed by Marcgrave, of the fize of the green- 
finch. The top of the head is ornamented with 
a large fpot of fea- green feathers; the reil of the 
head, the throat, the bread, the belly, and the 
lower half of the back, are of a fine fhining blue 
colour, variegated with white; a fine blue line 
croffes the wings; the upper half of the back is a 
very deep black, gloily and fliining; and the tail 
is black. 
GUIRA-GUAINUMBI. The name of a 
bird of the king-fifher or merops kind; which, 
from the Cjuantity of it's feathers, appears of the 
fize of the pigeon, though in reality it is no larger 
than the thrufh. The bill, which is longifh and 
black, is a little crooked, and ferrated at the 
edges ; the legs are very fhort ; the tail is long and 
narrow; and the colours of the whole body are va- 
rious and beautiful. 
GUIRA-NHEEMGATU. A Brazilian ap- 
pellation for a bird of the fparrow kind, comimon 
in that country. 
GUIRA-PANGA. A bird of the thrulh kind, 
common in the Brazils, remarkable for the loud- 
nefs and fl:irillners of it's voice. It is the largeft of 
all the thrufh kind hitherto defcribed, being about 
the fize of a fmall pigeon. 
GUIRA-PERA. A Brazilian bird defcribed 
by Marcgrave. It is equal to the lark in fize; 
it's beak is fhort, thick, and black; it's head, neck, 
back, and belly, are of a pale yellow colour ; the 
lower part of the head, the throat, and the bread, 
are black ; and the wings and tail are black and 
brown, (lightly varied with fea-green. 
GUIRA-GUACUBERABA. This bird, 
which is about the fize of the gold-finch, is a na- 
tive of the Brazils. The breaft and the extremity 
' of the back are of a fine orange- colour, mixed with 
yellow ; the crown of the head, the outfide of the 
neck, and the anterior half of the back, are a pale 
green; of which colour alfo are the wings and tail, 
except that there are fome brown feathers in the 
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former; and the belly and rump are yellow. Un- 
der the throat a large black fpot extends almoft to 
the eyes, above which is a line of bright yellow; 
the beak is ftraight, flender, and pointed; and the 
feet are brown. 
GUIRA-QUEREA. The name of a Brazi- 
lian bird of the caprimulgus or goat-fucker kind, 
approaching to the figure of the cuckow. Ray 
defcribes it as being about the fize of the lark, 
with long wings, a long tail, fiiort legs, and the 
toes connected with a membrane, but not webbed. 
Whether it is a noclurnal bird, or otherwife, we 
have not learnt; though it is probably of the 
nature of the caprimulgus, v/hofe figure" it nearly 
refembles. 
_ GUIRA-RANHAENGETA. An appella- 
tion given by the native Brazilians to a bird of 
the cenanthe or wheat-ear kind. 
GUIRA-TANGIMA. This bird, which is 
a native of America, is very remarkable for fu- 
fpending it's neft from the extremities of boughs, 
from whence it receives it's name. It is about 
the fize of the magpie: the head is fmall, and 
black; the beak is ftraight, fharp, and dulky; the 
lower part of the neck is of the fame colour v/ith 
the head; but the upper part at the beginning of 
the back is of a fl<y- colour. The tail and wings 
are alfo endrely black; but in the middle of the 
latter there is a large white fpot; and the reft of 
the body is a fl<:y blue. 
The Guira-Tangima conftrufts a cylindrical 
neft, compofed of twigs, in a very artful manner; 
it probably fufpends it from the branches of trees 
in order to avoid the depredations of ferpents, and 
fome quadrupeds which are fond of ovarious 
food. 
GUIRA-TINGA. A Brazilian bird of the 
heron kind, but confiderably fmaller than the com- 
mon European bird of that name. It walks very 
ere6l; it's neck is long; it's feet and legs are green- 
ifti ; and it's body is entirely covered with fnow- 
white plumage, which on the neck is m.ore beau- 
tiful and foft than the down of the oftrich. Marc- 
grave informs us, that it is always feen above wa- 
ter. 
GUIRA-TIRICA. Ray calls this bird Rubi- 
cilla Americana, It is a native of the Brazils, and 
appears to be of the bull-finch kind. It grows to 
the fize of the lark; and is furnilhed with a very 
ftrong bill. 
GtJIRA-UPIAGARA. An American fpe- 
cies of ferpent, fo called from it's fondnefs for 
eggs; it's name, in the language of the natives, 
implying a devourer of eggs. It is of a long, 
flender figure; and is black on the back, and yel- 
low on the belly. It afcends trees with great faci- 
lity; and writhes itfelf among the higheft bran- 
ches, in queft" of birds nefts, with amazing dexte- 
rity. 
GUITGUIT. An appellation under which 
Nieremberg has defcribed a bird which, he in- 
forms us, is about the fize of the wren; and, not- 
withftanding it's fmallnefs, is much efteemed for 
the table. It is entirely of a vivid green colour, 
and remarkably lively and a£live, 
GULASISI. The Philippine name for a very 
fmall and beautiful fpecies of parrot, common in 
that country. 
GULL. In an extenfive fenfe, the Gull is the 
common name of all the larus kind; but is gene- 
rally limited to a few particular fpecies, of wliich 
the fubfequent are the moft common. 
Gull, 
