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The Re d«belly’d R l u eWB i r d. 
HPHIS Plate (hews the Bird of the Bignefs of Life; it is of that Tribe which 
A Willoughby has call’d Slender - bill'd Birds, whofe Tails are all of one Colour, of 
which Number is the Nightingale , Robin Red-Breajl, Redjlart , and many other Englifb 
Small Birds; it hath a (lender (harprpointed Bill, of a middling Length, of a dark 
lead-colour; the Head, Neck, Bread, Wings, Tail, and upper Part of the Back, 
are of a purplifh blue Colour, partly very bright, partly obfcure; the Sides of the 
Head, the Bread, and the Coverts of the Wings, are the brighter Parts; the upper 
Part of the Neck and Back, of a dull dirty Blue, partaking a little of Green; from 
the under Part of the Bill, a little way down the Throat, is of a dirty Blue or 
dark Colour; the Quills and Tail-feathers are of a black or dufky Colour, the Edges 
of the Feathers being Blue; the lower Part of the Back is of a light Colour, with 
a faint Mixture of Rofe; the Covert-feathers of the Tail of a fine blue purple Co¬ 
lour; the Thighs, lower Belly, and Coverts under the Tail, are of a dirty redidi 
Orange-cdlour; the Legs, Feet, and Claws, of a dark Lead-colour. 
I was favour’d with a Draught of this Bird by his Grace the Duke of Richmond: 
It was brought from Surinam . I believe this Bird hath not before been de- 
fcribed. 
The Scarlet Locust. 
HP HE Figure prefents you the natural Bignefs of this Infedl: The Head and 
Horns are of a dull Red; the Scale or Shell, which covers the middle of 
the Body, of a bright Red, and rough like Shagreen; the Wings of a dull Red ; 
the hinder Part was compofed of black and fcarlet rings quite round; the under 
Side of the middle of the Body of a dirty Red; the Legs of a bright Scarlet, except 
>the Joints, which were black. 
This Infeft came accidentally alive from the Wejl Indies in a Bafket of Pine- 
Apples. It was given me by Dr. R t M % Majfey: It fed on Vine-Leaves, and 
lived a whole Summer in England . 
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