4 o 6 The Hiflory of ANIMALS. 
belly are of the fame mixed colour, only paler ; and the under paft of the tail is-of a 
filvery grey: the wings. are very long, and their principal feathers are of a fine gold 
yellow, with a flight tinge of brown: the two long feathers of the tail are alfo of 
the fame variegated colour, and very beautiful: the legs are fhort, and of a pale flefh 
colour, and the claws are long and black. 
This is a native of Arabia: it has not been defcribed by any author. We had fome 
fpecimens of it brought over, about four years fince, in very great perfection. 
Paradifcea fubalbida flavo et fufco variegata . 
The whitifh Paradifcea , variegated with yel¬ 
low and brown . 
This is of the fize of our lark, and is a very beautiful bird, though lefs fo than the 
two preceding fpecies: the head is moderately large, and a little depreficd or flatted 
on the crown : the beak is two fingers breadth long, and moderately thick; it is of a 
mixed greenifh and yellowifh colour : the upper chap is a little longer than the under, 
and it is fomewhat hooked at the extremity : the infide of the mouth is reddilh, and 
the tongue is long, red, and fharp, and hard at the end, in the manner of that of the 
wood-pecker-kind: the noftrils are oblong and hollowed: the eyes are moderately 
large, and their iris is yellow : the verge of the eye-lids is red, and there is a rednefs 
alfo in the naked part, at the bafe of the beak. 
The head is of a filvery white, variegated with fpots of yellow: the back is of 
three colours; it’s upper part is whitifh, like the head, with fcarce any variegation 5 
a little lower there is a tinge of yellow in the white, and toward the rump of brown; 
the bread is of the fame whitifh colour, but with a blufh of flefh colour diffufed over 
it: the wings are very long, and their principal colour is the fame whitifh, but there is 
a mixture of ferrugineous at the tips: the tail is white toward the body, but after¬ 
wards it is alfo tinged with a ferrugineous hue, and the two long feathers are very 
beautiful 3 they have a fine gold yellow mixed with the brown; 
The legs are fhort, feeble, and reddifh ; the toes are long, and the claws fharp and 
black. 
This is a native of the fame part of the world with the former; it is fometimes 
brought into Europe dried, and feems to be the fpecies defcribed, under the name of 
the Manucodiata fecunda, by Aldrovand j and after him, by Ray, Willughby, and 
others, 
Paradifcea alba peel ore caflaneo . 
The white Paradifcea , with a brown breajl . 
This fpecies is confiderably larger than either of the former; it’s body is equal to 
that of our jay in fize, and it’s wings are more than ten inches in length : the head 
is large and flatted on the crown ; the eyes are large, and very bright and piercing; 
their iris is of a bright gold yellow ; the pupil of a gieenifh-black: the beak is three 
fingers breadth long, and confiderably thick ; it is very much hooked, and at the point 
is very fharp; the upper chap is longer than the under, and the noftrils which ftand 
toward the bafe of it are large, patulous, and of an oval figure. 
The fides of the head are of an elegant filvery white, without any fpot or variega¬ 
tion : the crown is of a ferrugineous brown, and, toward the hinder part, this brightens 
with an elegant yellow : the back and rump are of a clean and beautiful white; the 
coverings of the wings are alfo white, and their long feathers are fomewhat greyifh : 
the throat and breaft are of a fine deep chefnut brown; the belly is of a pale brown, 
and the under part of the tail is again whitifh; the wings, when expanded, fpread 
