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The Brown-throated Parrakeet. 
T HIS Bird is reprefented of its natural Bignefs : It is of the long 
and pointed-Tail-Kind ; the Tail in the Ad ion expreffed, being 
fore-fhortened, appears fomething fhorter than it really is in Proportion 
to the Bird. 
The Bill is of an Afh- Colour, light at the Bafe of the upper Man- 
dible, the Point gradually becoming darker ; the lower Mandible is 
alfo dark ; the Noftrils are placed in an Afh-colour’d Skin at the Bafe 
of the upper Part of the Bill ; the Hook of the Bill is pretty fharp, and 
the Edges are angled, or rather waved. The Iris of the Eye is of a 
yellowifh Hazel-Colour ; the Eye is placed in a Plat of bare Skin, of 
a White, or light Afh-Colour. From Eye to Eye, acrofs the Middle 
of the Crown of the Head, is a darkifh-Slue Bar, of half an Inch in 
Breadth, The Feathers on the Forehead next the Bill, the Sides of the 
Head beneath the Eyes, the Throat and Forefide of the Neck, are all 
of a dusky-brown Colour; the Hinder-part of the Head and Neck, the 
Back, and upper Side of the Wings and Tail, are cover’d with Feathers of a 
pleafant full-green Colour. The Tips of the greater Quills are Blue above, 
and Dusky beneath. The Ridges of the Wings about their Joints, and 
the inner Coverts of the Wings, are of a yellowifh Green. The under 
Side of the Tail is of an obfcure yellow Green. The Bread:, Belly, 
Thighs and Covert-Feathers under the Tail, are of a light-yel- 
lowifh Green. The Brown at the Bottom of the Neck breaks off gra- 
dually, and falls in Spots on the Bread:. The Legs and Feet are of a 
pale-brownifh Flefh-Colour ; the Toes ftand as in other Parrots. 
I faw this Bird at the Houfe of a Gentleman in York- Buildings, in 
the Strand , where I was direded to take a Draught of it by another 
Gentleman who employs me. My Friend for whom I made the 
Draught, told me, the Bird was brought from the W ejl- Indies. What 
is moft remarkable in it is the Fore- part of the Head and Neck, which 
is of a brownifh Colour : The Colours in Parrots being generally gay 
all over their Body. I can find nothing agreeing with the Defcrip- 
tion of this Bird, fo that I believe it to be a Non-defcript. 
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