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7 he little Indian King-fisher s.. 
’"i ' H E S E Birds fo nearly referable the King- fjher we have in England^ 
^ that the Defcription of the one will alraoft anfwer for the other, 
except in the Bignefs, thefe being not half fo big as ours in England^, 
the Plate Ihews them in their natural Bignels, there being fome fmall 
difference between thefe two Birds, it is like they may be Cock and Hen ; 
the upper Bird hath a yellow Bill, inclining to Orange j the whole under 
Side is of an Orange-colour ; the Top of the Head, Neck, Back, Rump^ 
and Covert-feathers of the Wings ar^ Blue, the Points of the Feathers 
being very light and bright ; at theBafe of the upper Mandible of the Bill, 
on each Side, is an Orange-colour’d Spot; behind each Ear likewife is a- 
little Tuft of Orange-colour’d Feathers, which feemto fland a little way.' 
. out ; the Feathers of the Tail, and all the Quills of the Wing, are of 
a dirty, blackifh Brown ; the Legs and Feet are made as in other King- 
jijhers^ of a dirty Orange-colour.' 
The.Iower Bird hatha black Bill, darker towards the Point; the lower- 
Chap for a little Space, next the Head, is Flefh-colour ; the Throat is 
white ; the Bfeaft, Belly, and whole under Side, is Orange-colour, tho’ 
the Sides of the Belly are a little intermixed v/ith Green ; from the • 
Noffrils, through the Eyes, are drawn on each Side, Lines of Orange- 
colour, which reaches down the Sides of the Neck ;- below thefe, on • 
each Side from the Angles of the Mouth, are drawn Lines of Blue-green ; , 
the upper Side, Head, Neck, Back, Wings, and Tail, are cover’d with 
Blue-green Feathers ; the Top of the Head and the Mark on the Cheeky , 
has tranfverfe lines of a darker Blue ; the Tips of the Coverts of the 
Wings are lighter than the other Part of" the Feathers ; the Legs and . 
Feet. are of a dirty Red; the upper Bird differs from our Kmg-fi/her^ 
in that.it hath a yellow Bill,, which in ours is black or dusky, and that 
this hath dirty brown Quill and Tail-feathers ; ours are fo far edged with 
Green, as to appear Green when the Feathers are clofed. The lower Bird 
differs from ours, in not having very bright, blue Feathers on its Back 
and .Rump, which in ours are remarkable for their bright Luftrer- There 
came with one of thefe Birds from India a King-jiJIjer, altogether like 
oxxnm England, both' for Bignefs, Shape, and Colour. Mx. Peter Colin- - 
fon obliged me with the upper Bird, and Mr. Dandridge. viixh. the lower, . 
llheys^^^ ilom Bengal mthzEaJl- Indies* 
