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The Red Bird from Surinam. 
I T is of the Size here figur’d, and of the Tribe or Family of that I have deferib’d 
under the Name of the Golden-headed Black Tk-moufe ; the Feet in both agreeing 
with the King-(ifi.er%\ the Bill is of a middling Length and Thicknefs, not Bender as in 
Larks^ nor thick at its Bafis, as in the f/;/c/>kind, the Top of it a little arched, of a 
dirty red Colour, the Corners of the Month deep cleft ; the Eyes are placed juft over 
the Slits of the Mouth ; the Top of the Head, lower Part of the Belly, Thighs, Rump, 
Tail and its Covert- feathers, are of a beautiful Red or Scarlet-colour; the Sides of the 
Head, Neck, Breaft, Back, and Wings, are of a dull dirty Red-colour, very dark all 
round the bright Red on the Crown, lighter on the Sides of the Head and Breaft, the 
Red on the hinder Part of the Neck and Back is very dark, almoft dusky ; the Reds 
vary in Shades alfo in the Wings, the Tips of the Coverts being darkilh, and the Quills 
toward their Tips gradually becoming almoft Black, the Tail-feathers at their Tips are 
Black for about half an Inch in Breadth ; the Legs, P'eet, and Claws, are of a dirty 
yellow Colour ; the hinder Part of the Legs have fmall Feathers or Hairs down to the.. 
Feet. 
This Bird is in the Duke of Richmond!^ Cabinet. By the Make of its Feet,, I take 
-it to be a Bird frequenting watery Places : At firft Sight it feems not unlike the Cardmal: 
Crefted Red Grofs-beck^ or as we call it, the Vimnia Nightingale^ tho’ it differs very 
much from that in the Bignefs and Shape of the Bill, which in that is Fi;/c/>like, and- 
of a very large Size in Proportion ; the Bill in this is rather fmall than large ; this wants 
the Creft, tho’ I believe it can raile the Feathers on the Crown, they being pretty long 
and loofe, that hath a manifeft Creft, which appears hanging backward When not ereded ; 
for Magnitude, they arepretty equal. I could name this Bird only from its Colour and" 
Country, not knowing what Genus of European Birds to .range it with. Were it nof 
for the Strudure of the Feet, this Bird might be ranged with the Garmkis BohemkuSy 
or Silk-tail^ it being much of the fame Bignefs and Make of Body, and the Bill very 
like it. This Bird being fomething doubtful as to its Genus, I have faid the more con- 
cerning it, that .the Learned and Curious' may hereafter he, able to it more* 
certainly,. 
