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as in moft fmall Birds, I have omitted in ou noir , comme dans la plufpart des autres 
many of my defcriptions giving the colour petits Oifeaux . JW neglige, dans plufieurs 
of the eyes where they appear black or dark- de rnes defcriptions ,. de fpecifier la couleur des 
coloured, but have always mentioned it yeux, quand Us etoient noirs, ou dune couleur 
where any uncommon colour appeared, obfcure ; nuns j en at toujours fait men ~ 
The hinder part of the head and neck, and tion, lorfqiiils fc font trouves dune couleur 
the back, are of a yellowitti green colours extraordinaire .* le derriete de la tete et. au 
the tail, 'and its covert- feathers on the upper cou, et le dos font dun vert jaundtre : la 
fide, are of a bright red, and afh-coloured queue et ks plumes qui en couvrent le defies 
beneath: the wings are of a green ifh co- font dun rouge vij : celles de defotts font d un 
lour, tindured with red, and more ftrongly gris de cendre : les> ailes font dune couleur 
fo on the letter covert-feathers : the greater verddtre , rehau/ee dune nuance de rouge , 
quills are dufky or black: the bread from qui eft plus forte fur les petites couvertures des 
ano live green becomes white on the belly, ailes , que fur les grandes : les grandes pcnncs 
and fo onto the covert- feathers beneath the font obfcures ou noires : l cftonuic eft dun vert 
tail : the whole under fide is variegated olive, qui degen er e en blanc, fur le ventre, et 
with broken dulky tranfverfe lines : the legs jufque fur les plumes , qui couvrent le de/fous de 
and feet are of a lightitti brown. This Bird la queue : tout le dejfous de I'Oiftau eft marquete 
is called by the Portuguefe the Maracaxao. de baizes interrompues , ou longues t aches 
brunes : les jambes et les pattes font grifes » 
LesPortugais appellent cet Oifeau Maracaxao. 
Thefe Birds were the property of Mrs. Ces Oifeaux appartenoient d Mad . Clayton . 
Clayton. The firtt: of them, I believe, Le premier , d ce que je crois , navoit encore 
hath never before now been figured or de- ete ni define ni deceit, fai dome la figure 
fcribed. The Gold-finch I have figured, du Chardonneret dans mon Hiftoire Naturelle 
&c. in my Hiftory of Birds, page 128; des Oifeaux , pa. 128; mais comme cetoit 
but as that was from a dead Bird, and this dapres un fujet mort , et que fai define celui- 
from a living healthy Bird, I think I have ci dapres l’ Oifeau viyant et plein de finite \ 
made an improvement in this fecond draw- fai lieu de croire que fai perfeclionne ce nou- 
ing. The fmall Brown Moth, variegated veau deftein. Le petit Papillon brim , varit 
with dufky lines or fpots, is drawn after de lignes ou t aches noir dtres, eft define dapres 
nature : it is found in the fields near Lon- nature : il fie trouve dans la campagne des 
don, and is thrown into the plate merely environs dc Londres : je 1 ai infere dans^ ceftr _ 
by way of decoration. planche , uni que went par voyede decoration* 
