the end of the tail is about fix inches, and to the 
ends of the claws five inches and fix lines. The 
beak from the tip to the angles of the mouth is fix- 
teen lines long; the tail one inch and nine lines ; the 
foot five lines; the middle of the three front toes 
together with the claw eight lines, the exterior feven 
lines, the interior five lines and a halt; the hind toe 
only four lines. The wings when clofed extend a 
little beyond the middle of the tail. The head and 
upper part of the neck are of a bright fcarlet. On 
each fide of the head is a black ftripe, rifing from 
the beginning of the bill, and palling through the 
eyes. The back, rump, fcapular feathers, and upper 
tail-coverts are of an elegant green. The throat is 
yellow. The lower part of the neck, the bread:, 
belly, fides and thighs are yellowifli and fiiaded wfitli 
a little red. The under tail-coverts alfo are yel- 
lowifh, but edged with pale-green. The upper 
wing-coverts are deep-green. The quill-teathers 
are of the fame full-green above, and within edged 
with afh-color, but beneath are entirely alh-coloured. 
The tail confifts of twelve feathers of equal length, 
all of which are afli-coloured beneath, but the two 
middle ones are green above; the reft of the fame 
color, but edged internally with afh-color. The 
irides of the eyes are red. The feet afh-color: the 
claws blackilh. It is a native of the Eaft Indies. 
