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« in the Tranfa&ions of that Time : But as this Pair of Mufcles, and indeed fome 
“ others mentioned in my LeCture, were never obferved before, it may not be impro- 
<e per to add a little Account of them to your Hijlory of the Vulture , if you think pro- 
cc per; for they are about the fame Size, and in the fame Situation with thofe of the 
ce Haliatos , which gave Occafion to the LeCture ; and both Birds are nearly related to 
« each other, being of the fame Genus. 
« This Mufcle on each Side is about two Inches long, ariling flefhy by three 
« Digiti from the fecond, third, and fourth Ribs, and ending alfo flefhy in the Skin 
<« a confiderable Way behind the Wings. It is a Bundle of flefhy Fibres about as 
cc thick as a fmall Finger, and equal in Bignefs all along ; it has a very ftrong 
« Action, being intirely flefhy, and muft of Confequence contract in every Part; 
cc and as the Place of its Infertion in the Skin, is alfo the Place of the Infer- 
<< tion of a large Group of Feathers,, having no Sort of Connection with the 
t£ great Wing, which is mov’d by its own proper Mufcles analogous to thofe of 
<c the Humerus in other Animals, it muft have been deflgned for a very particular 
££ Ufe both in Land and Water-Fowls, for which we muft refer to the faid LeCture, 
<c where they are fully accounted for. In the mean Time you will pleafe to add 
£f the Name I have invented for this Mufcle, which will in fome Meafure be ex- 
££ preflive of its Ufe. It is the 
Mufculus novus remgaforius 5 
The new fleering, or rowing Mufcle. 
<t Now in Water-Fowls, as well as in thofe of Land, this may be called the Remi~ 
' <c gatorius anterior , as moving .a Group of Feathers in the Fore-part of Birds ; but there 
et Is another Pair which I difcovered, and call the Mufculi remigatorii pofteriores , as 
c< moving a Group of Feathers behind, and thefe are defcribed in the fame LeCture. 
£C I am, with flncere Willies for your Health, and Succefs in your Under-- 
ct takings, 
€C Your Friend, and humble Servant, 
< c JAMES PARSONS.” 
Plate 125. Since the Publication of the blue Gros-Beak , T have fecn, 
at the tioufe of George Shehocke , Efq; a Bird refembling what I have defcribed, 
IP. 125, of this Work, except that it appeared to me a good deal lefs,. it feeming not 
bigger than our Chaffinch . As to Shape and Colour, it w T as near the fame with, 
mine in Tlate 125, except that it was of a darker Colour in the Parts that are Blue. 
It was brought to Mr. Shehocke, with other Birds, from teflon, and was faid to be 
brought thither from Angola in Africa . 
T 
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