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The Blue-Belly’d Fikch. 
I T is here figur’d of its natural Bignefs. It hath the Bill fhaped like that of a'Gold- 
finch. The Tail has the middle Feathers a little longer than the Side-Feathers by 
a gradual Increafe. Its Adtion is like that of moft fmall Birds. 
The Bill is of a dirty Flefh-Colour : The Eyes are Black, with dark Hazel-co- 
lour’d Irides : The Top of the Head, upper Side of the Neck, the Back and Wings 
are all of an Afh-colour’d Brown, a little inclining to Purple, unmixed with any 
Change or Shade, except that the Ends of the greater Quills are fomething darker: 
The Sides of the Head quite round the Eyes, the Throat, Bread:, Belly, Rump, Tail, 
and its Covert-Feathers both above and beneath, are all of a fine light Blue or Sky- 
Colour ; but on the Sides under the Wings there is a little Brown or Afh-Colour, 
which Colour is blended with the Blue on the Sides of the Belly. The Legs, Feet 
and Claws have nothing uncommon in their Form, and are all of a brown Colour. 
This Bird was brought from Lijbon by Mr. Paul Martyn , who has by his good 
Nature contributed much to this Natural Hiftory. He wrote under my Draught 
when finifhed, as follows. “ It is call’d by the Portuguefe , Azalinha , and is brought 
tc from their Settlements on the Coafl of Angola , in AJrica , and is chiefly efteem’d 
* c for its Beauty”. This Bird was brought over alive, as were all thofe Mr. Martyn 
obliged me with the Sight of. It is a very brifk lively Bird, but I did notobferve it to 
fing. I believe it hath never been defcribed. By Way of Contrail in Colouring I have 
placed it with the under defcrib’d Flower, graved in the Plate with it. 
The Narcifliis Jacobea. 
A S the Print expreflfes the Shape of the Flower beyond Defcription, I fhall be 
filent in that Point. This is about the Size of Nature, but fome Flowers are 
fomething larger, and their Stalks longer. The fix Leaves of the Flower are, within 
and without Side, all of a moll fine deep Red, or fanguine Colour j the Bottoms of the 
Leaves are Green, gradually foftening into the Red ; from the Infide of the Flower 
fprings a Stem which parts at Top into a triple Plead ; round this are fix lefler Stamina,, 
with fmall yellow oblong Parts, flicking to their Points; the Stamina are all Red : Be¬ 
fore the Flower blows it is inclofed in a dirty red Sheath, which hangs below it, and 
withers when the Flower blows; the green Leaves of the Plant grow much in the 
Manner as expreffed in the Figure. I drew this Flower from Nature in the Garden 
of my Friend Mr. John Warner , Merchant at Rolherkith. This Flower has been 
figured by my late good Friend Dr. Dilleneus , Profeflor of Botany in the CJniverfity of 
Oxford . See his Hortus Rlthamenfs, P, j 96. 
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