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l^he Long-tail’d Blak-cap Huming Bird. 
^ HIS Bird is engraved of its natural Bignefs ; it hath a longer Tail than the lall: 
j. defcribed ; the two long Feathers being of a loole, foft Texture, eafily ruffled 
and flowing with the leafl: Breath of Air ; what is remarkable in the Tail is, that thefe 
two fine Feathers are the outermoft but one on each Side, having a iefler fiiff Feather 
under them, as well as above, the better to fupport them, which is Angular. So far as 
my Oblervation reaches, all Birds, whofe Tail-feathers differ in Length, have either the 
two middlemoft or the two outermoft the longeft, as in the Swallow and Magfye ; the 
Bill is thicker at the Bafis than in moft of this Kind, pretty long, ending in a Point, a 
little bowed downward, of a yellow Colour, with a black Point ; the Crown of the 
Head, and beginning of the Neck behind, is of a black Colour, with fomething of a 
bluifh Glofs; the Throat, Breaft, and Belly, are cover'd with Green Feathers, inclining 
to Blue, of a firm Subftance, lying dole and regular like the Scales of .FjfheSj and of 
lb fine a Surface, that they refled the Light as doth burnifhed Gold ; the Feathers on 
the Back are of a loofer Make, of a yellower Green, not having the bright Luftre of 
the Breaft ; the Wings are of a brownifti Purple, having, in fome Lights, a brighter 
bluifii purple Caft^ the Ridge of the Wing from -the Shoulder,, a good way down, is 
white; the Tail is black or dusky, the Feathers increaing in Length from the middle- 
moft to the outermoft fave one, which is about five Times longer than any of the reft ; 
the Legs, Feet, and Claws, are black. 
Mr. y. Colmfon obliged me with a Sight of this Bird. I faw another that came with 
it, in the Repofitory of the Royal Society^ which differ'd only a little in Size from this.. 
They were brought from Jamaica.. I never could find above tea. Feathers in the Tail, 
of any Bird of this Genus. 
’The dusky yellow Swdlow-tail’d Butte r-F l y.. 
T his Fly was given me by Dr. R. M Maffey^ who told me he had it from 
Maryland. The Ground of the Body and Wings are of a dirty dark Brown,, 
barred and ipotted (as the Print will direft better than the Delcription) with Yellow, 
or rather Brimftone-colour ; all the Spots and Marks on the whole Fly being yellowifti, 
except two Half-moon-like Spots neareft the Point of the Tail,, which are bright Red.. 
