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The Solitary Sparrow. 
ip O R Bignefs, Shape of Body, and Proportion of Parts, it is like the Black-Bird t 
1 the Figure reprefents the Bird of its natural Size. The Bill is ftraight, the up¬ 
per Mandible bending a little downwards at the Point, of a black Colour above and 
beneath ; the infide and Corners of the Mouth of a reddifh Yellow-colour; the 
Eye is of a dark Hazel-colour; the Eye-lids all round, of a yellow Colour; the Fea¬ 
thers of the whole Bird, except the Quills and Tail, are of a full blue, darker on the 
Back, and lighter upon the Breaft; the Feathers on the Bread: and Belly being bared 
acrofs or fringed with a lighter Colour; the Quills and Tail-feathers are of a dufky 
Brown or Black, yet have they on their outer Webs fomething of blue; fome 
of the firft Row of Wing Coverts, next the Belly, are tip’d with White ; the Legs 
and Feet are black; it hath black Claws. 
This Bird is defcrib’d by Willoughby , P. 191. but there being no good Figure of 
it, I thought it might be acceptable to the Curious. They are fam’d for the 
Sweetnefs of their Singing. My Defcription differs a little from that in Willoughby ; 
but I always choofe to defcribe from Nature itfelf, before Iconfult the Defcriptions 
of others. The Hen is defcrib’d, together with the Cock, in the above Page of 
Willoughby. I drew and defcrib’d this from the live Bird at Sir Charles Wager s. 
They are faid to be found in the mountainous Parts of Italy, and breed in Rocks 
and old ruin’d Towers; but I have reafon to believe they are fcatter’d all over 
Europe, efpecially in the Southern Parts, fince I have feen fome of them that were 
fhot at Gibraltar , and fent dry’d to London. 
Ilhey 
