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The Lon ot ail’d Blackcap Hum ing Bird* 
T HIS Bird is engraved of its natural bignefs; it hath a longer Tail than the laft 
defcribed; the two long Feathers being of a loofe, foft Texture, eafily ruffled 
and. flowing with the lead: Breath of Air; what is remarkable in the Tail is, thatthefe 
two fine Feathers are the outermoft but one on each Side, having a lefler ftiff Feather 
under them, as well as above, the better to fupport them, which is Angular. So far as 
my Obfervation reaches, all Birds, whofe Tail-feathers differ in Length, have either the 
two middlemoftor the two outermoft the longeft, as in the Swallow and Magpye; the 
Bill is thicker at the Bafis than in moft of this Kind, pretty long, ending in a Point, a 
little bowed downward, of a yellow Colour, with a black Point; the Crown of the 
Head, and beginning of the Neck behind, is of a black Colour, with fomething of a 
bluifh Glofs; the Throat, Breaft, and Belly, are covered with Green Feathers, inclining 
to Blue, of a firm Subftance, lying clofe and regular like the Scales of Fifties, and of 
fo fine a Surface, that they reflect the Light as doth burniflied Gold ; the feathers on 
the Back are of a loofer Make, of a yellower Green, hot having the bright Luftre of 
the Breaft; the Wings are of a brownifh Purple, having, in fame Lights, a brighter 
bluifh purple Caft; the Ridge of the Wing from the Shoulder, a good way down, is 
white; the Tail is black or dufky, the Feathers increafing in Length from the mid- 
■ dlemoft to the outermoft fave one, which is about five Times longer than any of the 
reft; the Legs, Feet, and Claws, are black. 
Mr. P.,Colinfon obliged me with a Sight of this Bird. I faw another that came 
with it, in the Repofitory of the Royal Society , which differed only a little in fize from 
this. They were brought from 'Jamaica. I never could find above ten Feathers in 
■the Tail of any Bird of this Genus. 
The dufky and yellow Swallow-t ail’d Butter-Fly. 
f | ' HIS Fly was given me by Dr. R. M. MaJJey , who told me he had it from 
Maryland. The Ground of the Body and Wings are of a dirty dark Brown, 
barred and fpotted (as the Print will diredt better than the Defcription) with Yellow., 
or rather Brimftone-colour; all the Spots and Marks on the whole Fly being yellowifh, 
except twoHalf-moon-like Spots neareft the Point of the Tail, which are bright Red.. 
The 
