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by some been compared with its French 
name, Loriot. We have before stated 
that the young are chiefly fed on cater- 
pillars and other insects; but the bird 
when full grown feeds also on fruits of 
various kinds, particularly on figs, grapes, 
and cherries. A couple of these birds 
(says Buffon) "could in one day com- 
pletely plunder a rich cherry-tree; for 
they peck the cherries one after another, 
and only eat the ripe part." 
In some places it is considered a deli- 
cate article of food. 
Mr. Seaman of Ipswich has a specimen 
in his collection, of a much brighter colour 
than the one from whence our drawing 
was taken; it likewise differs in having 
the under part of the throat black, the 
shoulders yellow, and the tail and wings 
quite black. 
