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white : however, there are fever al fpecies, to which 
naturalifts have given the name of Lories, that 
are deftitute of this diftinguifhing charafter. 
Lory, Black-Capped. This ^|)ecies, which 
is about the fize of the turtle-dove, has an orange- 
coloured bill. At the bafe of the upper chap 
there is a dufl<y flefh-coloured fkin; and the eyes 
are encircled with a bright gold-coloured iris, 
beyond which there is a bare ficin of an obfcure 
flefh-colour. The crown of the head is covered 
with black feathers, thofe on the hinder part hav- 
ing a blueifh caft; the other parts of the head, 
the neck, back, rump, the covert-feathers above 
the tail, the breaft, and the upper part of the 
thighs, are of a bright fcarlet hue, except a fpace 
behind between the neck and the back which 
has a fmall admixture of red, and another on the 
lower part of the breaft alfo mottled with red. 
The belly, the lower parts of the thighs, and the 
coverts beneath the tail, are of a fine blue colour; 
and the upper part of the tail is alfo blue, except 
that the central feathers have fomething of a black- 
ifh tinge. The inner v.'ebs of the tail-feathers are 
yellowifli ; the upper fides of the wings are green ; 
and fome of the m-iddle feathers are yellow on 
the borders of their webs. The inner webs of the 
quills are of a beautiful yellow hue, except at the 
tips, where they are dulky; and the covert-feathers 
on the infides of the wings, which are red with a 
flight admixture of yellow. This beautiful bird 
is a native of the Eaft Indies. 
Lory, Red-Breasted. This bird is about 
the fize of a blue dove-houfe pigeon: the bill is 
of an orange-colour, and hooked at the point; 
the irides are of a reddifh yellow hue ; and the ex- 
terior fpace is occupied by a bare dufl<;y fkin. The 
crown of the head is black, with a purplifh glofs; 
and the remainder of the head, neck, back, rump, 
and the whole under-fide, are of a beautiful fcarlet 
colour, except a yellow crefcent on the breaft, and 
fome blue feathers on the thighs juft above the 
knees. The upper-fides of the wings are green ; 
ind their ridges arc of a vivid blue colour. The 
inner webs of all the quills are of a fine yellow 
hue, except at the tips, where they are dufky. 
The plumage of the tail is red, a little inclining 
to purple at the tip; the legs and feet are of 
a leaden colour; and the clav.'s are ftrong and 
black ifli. 
Lory, Scarlet. This bird is about the fize 
of the common pigeon: the crown of the head is 
red; the upper mandible, which projefts over tlie 
iinder, is of a yellow hue; and the irides are 
orange, encircled with a bare afh-coloured fkin. 
The head, neck, body, and coverts of the tail, are 
of a fliining fcarlet hue, except the feathers on the 
lower part of the neck behind, which are tipped 
with yellow. The upper part of the thighs is red^ 
and tile lower green; the greater quills of the 
wings are a darlc green with a blueifh caft, and 
thofe which fall over them are a lighter green ; 
the ridge of the wings below the joint is blue; 
and the inner webs of the firft ten quills are red, 
except at the tips, which are blackifh. The up- 
per part of the tail is of a lively blue colour, the 
central feathers being fiightiy tin6tured with 
green; the inner webs of the tail-feathers are red 
at their bottoms, and yellowifli at their tips; and 
the legs and feet are blueifh, inclining to black. 
Lory, Scarlet, Long-Tailed. This fpe- 
cies, which is confiderably fmaller than the com- 
mon pigeon, has a longer tail than any of the 
Other fpecies, and fomewhat pointed at it's exti^e- 
mity, the nniddle feathers being almofl two inches 
longer than thofe on the fides. The bill is ftrong 
and orange-coloured; the noftrils are placed al- 
moft clofe together in a duflcy flcin at the bafe of 
the upper mandible; and a bare flcin of a duflcy 
colour encircles the eyes. The head, neck, and 
body, are a fine fcarlet; the fides under the wings, 
the thighs, and covert-feathers of the tail, being 
alfo of the fame colour; but the fore-part of the 
neck and breaft is fomewhat lighter, and the edges 
of the feathers are fiightiy marked with yellow. 
The greater and middle quills of the wings are 
red tipped with green; thofe next the back are of 
a delightful blue colour; the firft rov/ of the co- 
verts of the wings is red tipt v/idi green ; and the 
leffer coverts are entirely red, except that part of 
the wing adjoining to the joint, which is green. 
The feathers on the tail are of a duller red than 
thofe of the body ; the two exterior feathers, and 
the tips of the remainder, have a little tinfture of 
green; and the legs and feet are blackifh. This 
bird, which was firft defcribed by the accurate 
Edwards, was imported, in fine prefervation, from 
the ifiand of Borneo in the Eafc Indies. 
LOTA. A fpecies of the maiftela fiuviatilis, 
or eel-pout; differing from the ordinary kind in 
being deftitute of hairs or excrefcences on the 
upper jaw; in having a fiat tail refcmbling the 
point of a broad fword, whereas that of the com- 
mon kind is more rounded; and in being covered 
with fcales eafily diftinguifliable. 
LOUSE. A genus of infecls of the aptera or- 
der. The body is lobated at the fides; the abdo- 
men is depreffed; the legs, being fix, ferve only 
for walking; the two eyes are fimpie; the mouth 
is capable of projefting a fmail fting; and the an- 
tennae are of the length of the thorax. 
Louse, Human. If this infe£l is m.icrofcopi- 
cally examined, it's internal deformity firft ftrikesr 
us with difguft. The fhape of the fore-part of 
the head is fomewhat oblong, that of the hind- 
part being roundifh: the fkin is hard; and, when 
extended, becomes tranfparent, with a few briftly 
hairs diiTeminated over it's furface. In the fore- 
part there is a probofcis or fticker, v/hich is fel- 
dom vifible ; on each fide of the head there are 
antennas or horns, each divided into five joints, 
covered with briftly hair; and feveral white veffels 
are feen through thefe horns. Behind thele the 
eyes are placed, which feem to be deftitute of 
thofe divifions obfervable in other infefts, and ap- 
pear encircled with a few hairs. The neck is 
very ihort; and the breaft is divided into three 
parts, on each fide of which there are fix legs, 
confifting of fix joints, covered alfo with fmail 
briftly hairs. The ends of the legs are armed 
with two fmaller and two larger ruddy clav/s, fup- 
plying the place of a finger and a thum^b, by which 
the infe6l catches hold of fuch objeds as it ap- 
proaches. The extremity of the body terminates 
in a cloven tail, while the fides are all over hairy; 
the whole refembling clear parchment ; and, when 
roughly prefTed, making a kind of cracking noife. 
On a clofe infpeftion, the white veins, and other 
internal parts, appear; and likev/ife a rnoft fingu- 
lar inteftinal motion is perceptible from the tranf^ 
parency of the external covering. When the 
Loufe feeds, the blood is feen to rufh like a tor- 
rent into the ftomach ; and it's voracity is fo great, 
that the excrements contained in the inteftines are 
ejeded at the fam.e time, in order to admit a frefh 
iupply. 
The Loufe has neither teeth, beak, nor any- 
kind 
