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The Indian Redstart. 
T HIS Bird is figur’d of its natural Bignefs. I am at a Lofs to know what . 
Genus to range it with ; it hath fliff Hairs about the Angles of the Mouth, as 
the Butcher-Birds and Goat-fuckers have, but agrees with neither of them in the 
Shape of the Bill, which is dronger made than in the latter, and weaker than in the 
former. I have called it a Redjlart in Conformity to Mr. Albin , See his Hijl. Vol. 
III. P. 52. 
The Bill is Dufky at the Bafe, and Black at the Point. The Top of the Head is 
cover’d with long, foft, black Feathers, hanging over behind, in form of a Cred, which 
I fuppofe, the living Bird can eredt : Under each Eye it has a Scarlet Spot, encom- 
paffed with White on the lower Side. The Throat, Bread:, Belly and Thighs, are 
alfo White : The Sides of the Neck and Bread are cover’d with black Feathers, 
which break confufedly into the White on the Bread, and the brown Colour on the 
Neck behind. The Hinder-part of the Neck, the Back, Wings and Tail, are all of a 
dark-brown or dufky Colour j the Edges of the greater Quills are a little lighter, and 
the Ridge of the Wing next the Bread is whitilh. The Feathers about the Vent, 
and the Coverts beneath the Tail, are of a very fine red Colour. The Legs and Feet 
are of a dufky-black Colour. 
This Bird was one of thofe in the Colle&ion of Mr. Dandridge : It was brought 
from Bengal. I have now republifhed all the Birds which Albin had taken out of 
Mr. Dandridge' $ Collection, except the Jay from Bengal, Vol.\. P. 1 7, the Bengal 
<%uail, P. 27, fmall King* s-Fi/her from Bengal, VoL III. P. 28, and Bengal Water 
Rail, P. 85. Thefe Mr. Albin copied from Drawings done in 1 ndia, the Birds them- 
felves not being brought to England ; I have therefore omitted them, having always 
profefTed to give Draughts of nothing but what is taken diredtly from Nature. 
The Thorn-tailed Indian Lizard. . 
T H E Figure you fee here is drawn of the Size of Nature. The Plead, and all the 
Legs, are of a dufky green Colour ; the upper Side of the Body is alfo of a dufky Co- 
lour, fpotted and clouded with light Afh- Colour ; it hath three Bars of Black acrofs the Shoul- 
ders *, the Sides of the Body incline to a Rofe-Colour •, the Belly is of a light Afh, inclining to 
Rofe; the Head, Body and Legs, are cover’d with very minute Scales, feeming like a 
fmooth Skin ; the Scales of the Tail are large, danding out in fharp Points in an uncommon 
Manner ; the Middle-Row of Scales on the upper Part of the Tail does not fall over thofe next 
to it on each Side, but the Side-Rows fall over the Middle-Row, which is remarkable; and 
this is fully exprefifed in the Figure, which was wrought on the Copper diredtly from Nature. 
The Tail is of a brownifh Green, lighter beneath than above. 
This was given me by my Friend Captain Ifaac Worth , who brought it alive from the Eaft- 
Indies. I believe it hath not been figur’d, Mr. Petiver has figur’d a Lizard all over fealed 
with large pointed Scales, which he calls the Rough fealed Cape-Lizard, Cat. 403. Pie fays, 
that when hurt it railes up all its Scales, and cries like a Child ; he hath not mentioned its 
- Size, but Ids Figure is about the Bignefs of mine, except the Tail, which is fhorter. 
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