ers, 
wer: BE Rss. 6f 
have black feathers round their eyes ; the throat, 
the top of the head, and back, is of a beautiful 
green, glofled with blue and gold; the forepart 
of the neck a blue green; the wings are afh-co- 
loured ; the breaft and ftomach of a beautiful 
orange; the fix middle feathers of the tail are 
green, tipt with black ; the other feathers white,, 
ftriped acrofs with black, except at the top, where 
they are white. 
Their note is melancholy. They retire into 
thick forefts, and lay in hollow trees upon decayed. 
wood, which they break very fmall with their 
bills. They lay three or four white eggs, and their 
neft is very foft. ‘The male bird brings food to. 
the female whilft fhe fits, and fings, perched on a 
neighbouring bough. ‘They feed their young 
with worms, caterpillars, and infects, 
Rats, and {nakes, and birds of prey often de- 
vour them. ‘They are about the fize of a pigeon. 
‘They do not fly much, but fit on the fame bough 
for the greateft part of the day. Their feathers, 
eafily fall of. ‘hey are beautiful. “The Mexi- 
cans ufe them in making pictures and other ornae. 
ments, which are very pleafing.. 
Grnus 
