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iThe Long-tailed Green Parra k e e t. 
T HIS Bird is reprefented fomething Iefs than Life: It is about 
the Bignefs of the greater Sort of Thrufh, and hath a longer 
Tail than ordinary, in Proportion to its Size. 
The Bill is fhaped like thofe of other Parrots, of a Flefh-Colour, 
lighter at the Bafe, and darker towards the Point; the Noftrils are 
placed in a Skin at the Bafe of the upper Part of the Bill; the Irides 
of the Eyes are of a reddifh Colour outwardly, but inclining to Afh- 
Colour next the Pupil, which is Black. A Space of bare Flefh- 
colour’d Skin encompaiTes each Eye. The Plumage of the whole Bird 
may be called Green, though with Variety of Shades and Inclinations 
to other Colours. The Top of the Head, the Neck on its upper Side, 
the Back and upper Sides of the Wings and Tail, are of a fullpleafant 
Green, inclining neither to Blue, nor Yellow, but keeping a juft Me¬ 
dium between them both, (Greens in Colouring being compofed of 
Blues and Yellows:) the under Side of the Bird is of a lighter Green, 
and more inclining to Yellow than the upper Side; the Iniides of the 
Wings are of a palifh dusky Green; the Points or Tips of all the 
Tail-Feathers become gradually of a very blue Green, and are quite 
Blue near their Points, which are pretty fharp ; the under Side of the 
Tail inclines to a dusky Green; the Legs and Feet are of a pale-pur- 
pliflh Flefh-Colour, agreeing in Make, and theDifpofition of the Toes* 
with other Parrots. 
This Bird was {Anno 1736) the Property of the Lady of Sir Charles Wager , who 
employ’d me to draw it for her, and gave me Liberty to take a Draught of it for my 
own Ufe. I was inform’d by her Ladyfhip that it was brought from the Weft-Indies . 
I have examined Willughbf s Ornithology y and find feveral long-tailed Parrakeefs „ 
all Green, mention’d by him in P. 116. but they all differ, in fome little Particulars, 
from the above defcribed, and there being no Draughts of any of them in Willughby ,, 
I thought it would not be improper to prefent this Figure to the Publick.- 
The Fly here figur’d, is a Species of the Butterfly, having the Wings but little 
cover’d with Down, and appearing tranfparent in the yellowifh Parts; the Body is 
of a dulky Colour beneath, and browner above 5 the Ground of the upper Wings is 
Yellow and Orange fhaded together $ tire under Wings are Orange-Colour 5 all the 
four Wings are variegated, fpotted and border’d with Black ; the under Sides of the 
Wings have white Spots round their Borders, which do not appear on their upper 
Sides. I was inform’d it came from the Well-Indies* 
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