INDIAN ZOOLOGY. 
to their noftrils in the water, to pre- 
ferve themfelves from the fcorching 
fun* j and when even men them¬ 
felves have been forced to afcend the 
higheft trees, in order to draw in a 
more temperate air**. 
Such a day occahoned the difco^ 
very of this fpecies. 
Defer. The fore part of the head, the 
cheeks, and beginning of the breaft, 
were white : the hind part of the 
head black : the chin yellow. 
The reft of the neck, the breaft, 
upper part of the belly, the back, 
coverts, and fecondary feathers of 
the wings, of a fine green : the quil 
feathers of a dark purple. 
The lower belly and vent feathers 
of a fine yellow : the outfide of the 
thighs green : the infide white : the 
lower fide of the tail crimfon : the 
legs red. 
iir de Vo,rdeur mfupportahh du fo- 
leil*" ^ obligent les hommes mêmes a 
grimper f^^r les plus grands arbres 
pour y rejpîrer un air plus tenipere^^k 
Ce fut tme telle jour7'iee qui occa-- 
fi07tna la decouverte de cette efpece. 
lElle a le deva7ît de la tête^ les joues^ Defer. 
^ le co7nmence777ent de la poitrt 77 e 
blancs ; le derrière de la tête noir ^ 
le deffous du bec jatene. 
Le refie du cou^ la poitrine^ la 
partie fuperietùre dtc ventre^ le doSy 
les couvertureSy les phmes moyennes 
des ailes y fio77t d\m beau verd ^ les 
gra77des d\m pourpre fonce. 
Le bas du ve7itre ^ les plu777es de 
deffous la queue fo77t d\m beau jamie y 
le dehors des cuijfes efi verd ^ le 
dedans blanc. 
VIIL 
MOTACILLA SUTORIA. 
Wondrous 
inftinét. 
The Tailor Bird. 
H ad providence left the fea¬ 
thered tribe unendowed with 
any particular inftindt, the birds of 
the torrid zone would have built 
their nefts in the fame unguarded 
manner as thofe of Europe ; but 
there the lefîèr fpecies, having a 
certain prefcience of the dangers 
that furround them, and of their 
own weaknefs, fufpend their nefts 
at the extreme branches of the trees ; 
they are confeious of inhabiting a 
climate replete with enemies to 
them 
* Boone's Account of the Climate and Difeafes 
of Senegal, 
PhiL ^ranfatf, 1767# 
UoyfeaU 'Tailleur. 
S I la providence oiavoit pas ac- InflinS; 
corde aux oijeaux un înJîinB 
particulier^ ceux de la zone torride 
auroient fait leurs nids de la même 
manière que ceux (3^’Europe : mais 
les petites efpeces de ces pays chauds^ 
connoijfant leur foiblejfe &’ ayant une 
prefcience certaine des dangers^ qui les 
environnent^ fufpendent leurs nids aux 
extrenutès des branches des arbres. Ils 
favent quils habitent un climat plein 
d'ennemis .y qui veulent les detriure ^ 
leurs petitSy comme de couleuvres^ 
qui 
* Boone Mémoire fur le Climat les Maladies 
du Senegal. 
Phil Tranfaft, 1767^ 
