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The Lon G-T ail’d Green Huming Bird, 
T HE Figure of this Bird is of the natural Bignefs; it hath a very long and broadt 
Tail, in proportion to the Body, the Feathers being very firm and fiiff, not 
eafily put in Diforder; the Bill is (lender, ftraight, pretty long, and of a black Co¬ 
lour; the Crown of the Head is Blue, or elfe the Bird is moftly Green; the Quills 
are of a dirty purplilh Colour, except three Green ones next the Body; the Coverts 
of the Wings are Green; the lower Belly, and Coverts under the Tail, are White, 
the Thighs dufky; the Tail-feathers are of the moft fhining Beauty that can be 
imagined, appearing fometimes of a fiiining Blue-colour, and upon a little turn 
will change Greenifh, then again into a colour mixed with a bright golden Splendor ; 
the Feathers, all over the Body, have fomething of a fhining golden Luftre, but 
nothing in comparifon with the Beauty of the Tail; the Legs, Feet, and Claws, are 
black. 
This Bird was brought from Jamaica by Capt. Chandler at Stepney, of whom I 
procured leave to take a Drawing of it. 
T H E upper Side of this Butter-Fly is black, having in the upper Wings two 
white Spots in each; the lower Wings have each one large white Spot, and 
a fmall round red fpot, befides little faint white Marks between the Scolops of the 
Wings; the under fide of the Body is white ; the lower Wings have each a large 
roundifh white Spot, bordered on the upper Sides with Red; the Extremes of the 
Wings of a dirty Colour, fpotted with Purple; within thefe purple Spots is a Bar 
of Black, with a Row of fcarlet Spots in it; the upper Wings have three white 
Spots, that neareft the Body bordered with a bent Bar of Red, the Spaces between 
the white Spots, Black, the Extremity of the Wing dufky, with purple Spots, and 
within them fcarlet Spots on Black. 
I was told by Mr. William Goupey , who lent me this Fly, that it came from the 
Eajl Indies ; but he could not tell from what particular Part. 
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