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The Blue-Belly* d Finch. 
I T is here figur’d of its natural Bignefs. It hath the Bill fhaped like that of a'Gold- 
finch. The Tail has the middle Feathers a little longer than the Side-Feathers by 
a gradual Increafe. Its Adkion is like that of moll: fmall Birds. 
The Bill is of a dirty Flelh-Colour : The Eyes are Black, with dark Hazel-co- 
lour’d Irides : The Top of the Head, upper Side of the Neck, the Back and Wings 
are all of an Alh-colour’d Brown, a little inclining to Purple, unmixed with any 
Change or Shade, except that the Ends of the greater Quills are fomething darker : 
The Sides of the Head quite round the Eyes, the Throat, Breaft, Belly, Rump, Tail, 
and its Covert-Feathers both above and beneath, are all of a fine light Blue or Sky- 
Colour ; but on the Sides under the Wings there is a little Brown or Alh-Colour, 
which Colour is blended with the Blue on the Sides of the Belly. The Legs, Feet 
and Claws have nothing uncommon in their Form, and are all of a brown Colour. 
This Bird was brought from Lijbon by Mr. Paul Martyn , who has by his good 
Nature contributed much to this Natural Hiftory. He wrote under my Draught 
when finilhed, as follows. “ It is call’d by the Porfuguefe, Azulinha, and is brought 
“ from their Settlements on the Coaft of Angola , in Africa, and is chiefly efteem d 
" for its Beauty”. This Bird was brought over alive, as were all thofe Mr. Martyn 
obliged me with the Sight of. It is a very brifk lively Bird, but I did notobferve it to 
fing. I believe it hath never been defcribed. By Way of Contraft in Colouring I have 
placed it with the under defcrib’d Flower, graved in the Plate with it. 
The Narciflus J a c o b e a. 
A S the Print exprefles the Shape of the Flower beyond Defcription, I lhall be 
filent in that Point. This is about the Size of Nature, but fome Flowers are 
fomething larger, and their Stalks longer. The fix Leaves of the Flower are, within 
and without Side, all of a moll fine deep Red, or fanguine Colour; the Bottoms of the 
Leaves are Green, gradually foftening into the Red ; from the Infide of the Flower 
fprings a Stem which parts at Top into a triple Head ; round this are fix lefler Stamina, 
with fmall yellow oblong Parts, flicking to their Points ; the Stamina are all Red ; Be- 
fore the Flower blows it is inclofed in a dirty red Sheath, which hangs below it, and 
withers when the Flower blows; the green Leaves of the Plant grow much in the 
Manner as exprefled in the Figure. I drew this Flower from Nature in the Garden 
of my Friend Mr. John Warner, Merchant at Rotherhith. This Flower has been 
f 2 ured by my late good Friend Dr. DiHeneus, Profefior of Botany in the Univerfity of 
Oxford. See his Hortus Elthamerfis, P. 196. 
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