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7 he Small American Redstart. 
T H E Figure of this Bird here reprefented is of its natural Size : The Bill is 
ftreight and flender, but fomething broad from Corner to Corner of the Mouth, 
of a Dufky Colour, paler toward the Head, and black at the Point j the Bahs of the 
upper Mandible has on each Side black Hairs or Briftles; the Head, Neck, Back and 
Wings without Side, are Black, except the Bottoms of the Qinlls, which are Orange- 
Colour j tho’ the fmalleft Quills next the Back are all Black; the Sides, and all the 
coveit Feathers within Side of the Wings, are of a bright Orange-Colour, which be¬ 
ing one of his greateft Beauties, I have given him an Adlion on Purpofe to Ihew it: 
The Black from the lower Part of the Neck extends in a blunt Point into the Breaft, 
from whence proceeds a white Lift along the Belly, which becomes broader by 
Degrees; fo that the Thighs, lower Belly, and covert Feathers under the Tail, are 
White, except a few black Spots in the hinder Part of the Belly: when the Wings 
are clofed there is feen a good deal of Orange on the Breaft; the two middle 
Feathers of the Tail are wholly Black ; all the Side Feathers are Orange-Colour 
at their Bottoms, and Black at their Tips; the Legs, Feet, and Claws, are black. 
Mr. Cowell^ Surgeon, in Lombard-Street^ obliged rne with a Sight of this Bird; 
he received it from Jamaica^ with fome others. I find in Sir Hans Sloane's, Hiftory 
of Ja 7 naica a Defcription of this Bird, but no Figure. You may find it by the Name 
of the fmall Black and Orange-colour''d Bird^ VoL II. Pa. 312. Mr. Catesby in his Na¬ 
tural Hiftory of Carolina has mentioned it alfo, VoL I. Pa. 67. where you will find a 
Figure of it. He fays, “ Thefe Birds frequent the ftiady Wood of Vhgmia^ and are 
feen only in Summer, and that the Hens are Brown.” He calls it the Redftart^ 
whofe Example I have taken, as I think the Name very proper; Sir Hans Shane 
has given it no Englijh Name. Seeing it is a Bird of Paftage in Virginia^ I fuppofe 
it may be fo too in Jamaica^ which may be perhaps its Winter Habitation ; but of 
this I have received no Account. This Plate was finifhed, and the Colouring far 
advanced, before I recollected the Bird to be in Mr. Catesby'% Works; otherwife I 
fliould have omitted it: But I hope it will not be altogether loft Labour, fince there 
are many Encouragers of this Work who have not been Purchafers of Mr. Catesby's 
Natural Hijiory. 
The Butterfly here figur’d was given me by Mr. Peter Colinfoni h was brought from 
Montferrat in the Wefl-Indies: It is Black, fpotted with Yellow, having no other Co¬ 
lours on the upper Side, except two fmall red Spots in each of the fliorter Wings 
near the Body of the Fly ; the under Side hath all the fame Marks, but, inftead of 
Yellow, they are of a dirty Rofe-Colour; and the Ground or black Part is beneath 
of a dirty Brown. 
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