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The Arctick Bird, fuppofed to he the Hen. 
T H E Bird here figur’d agrees with the laft defcribed (to which I fuppofe it is the Hen) 
in the Shape and Make of the Bill, Legs, Feet and other Parts, but in Size it exceeds it 
a little *, the principal Difference is, its wanting thofe two long Feathers found in the Tail of the 
fuppofed Cock. 
The Bill is fhaped and colour’d as in the laft; defcribed y the Head and whole upper Side is 
of a dark Afh-colour’d Brown ; the greater Quills and Tail are fomething darker y the Shafts 
of fome of the Prime Quills are White, as alfo the inner Webs next their Bottoms, the Tips 
being blackifh • the inner Coverts of the Wings are variegated tranfverfiy and confufedly, 
with Black, White, and dufky Brown y the Rump is of a reddifh Brown, with tranfverfe 
Lines of Black y the Tail hath the middle Feathers a little longer than thofe on the Sides y the 
Fore-part of the Neck, Breaft, and Belly is of a light Brown or dirty W hite y the Thighs, 
lower Belly, and Covert- Feathers under the Tail have tranfverfe lines of Whitifh, Brown, 
and Black y the Legs are bare of Feathers a little above the Knee ; the Legs and Toes are all 
Yellow, the Webs Black, being rough on the Hinder-part of the Legs and Bottoms of the 
Feet, as in the foregoing. 
This Bird, together with the laft, were brought from Hudfon\~Bay by Mr. IJham. At the 
Bottom of the Copper Plate you may fee the Head and Bill figured of their natural Rignefs y 
this Bird, I believe, has never been defcribed. 
The Tropick Bird. 
T HIS Bird appears to be of the Bignefs of a Pigeon ; the Wing when clofed is above 
ten Inches long y the flying Figure on the Top of the Plate reprefents the whole Bird, the 
Head and Foot are (hewn at the Bottom of the Plate of their natural Size y the longeft Feather 
in the Tail was full twenty-three Inches and a half long, which is many Inches more than any 
other natural Hiftorian has defcribed it to be : In another Bird I found the longeft Feather only 
fixteen Inches long. 
The Bill is Red, and bigger in Proportion than in the Ar Rick Bird y the Head, Body, Wings 
and Tail, both above and beneath are White, excepting the following Spots, viz. a very re- 
markable Spot round each Eye ((hewn in the Head of the Bignefs of Life at the Bottom of 
the Plate y) the fix outermoft Quills on each Side are Black with white Tips, a large black 
Spot beginning in the lefier Coverts of each Wing, and taking in two or three of the Quills 
•next the Body y a lefler black Spot on each Shoulder, befide fome fmall Spots or Mixture in 
.the white Feathers on the lower Belly y the Tail hath twelve Feathers, fhort on the Outfides, 
and increafing gradually to the two Middle ones, which are very narrow, and fhoot out near 
twenty Inches beyond the reft y the Shafts of the Tail-Feathers are Black, as are thofe of the 
.Covert-Feathers of the Wings, which fall over the black Prime Quills. It hath fmall and weak 
Legs and Feet in Proportion to its Size, with four Toes on a Foot, all webbed together, with 
a lateral Fin on the Outfide of the outermoft Toe (fee the Foot as big as Life.) The Legs 
and Beginning of the Toes are Red, the WYbs and Ends of the Toes Black, as are the Claws. 
I have feen another of thefe Birds, fpotted with a Number of fmall black Spots, in the Place of 
the larger Beds of Black defcribed in the above. The Legs and Bill appear yellowifli in the 
dried Bird, but I am inform’d they are Red in the living Birds. 
This Bird h the Property of my good Friend John Vothergill , M. D. who lent it me finely 
preferved, Tho’ the Tropick Bird hath often been defcribed, I believe I have made fome 
Amendments 4 but my principal Purpofe in figuring it was, to bring the Tropick and Arftick 
JdirAs together into one View. Vide Willugbkf s Ornithology , P. 331. 
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