The RE p«BELLY’p Brieve-BrirR Db. 
efs of Life; it is of that Tribe which 
Willoughby has calla Slender-bill’d Birds, whofe Tails are all of one Colour, of 
which Number is the Nightingale, Robm Red-Brea/ft, Redfart, and many other Engh/b 
Small Birds; it hath a flender fharp-pointed Bill, of a middling Length, of a dark 
lead-colour; the Head, Neck, Breaft, Wings, Tail, and upper Part of the Back, 
are of a purplith blue Colour, partly very bright, partly obfcure; the Sides of the 
Head, the Breaft, and the Coverts of the Wings, are the brighter Parts; the upper 
‘Part of the Neck and Back, of a dull dirty Blue, partaking a little of Green; from 
the under Part of the Bill, ‘a little-way down the Throat, is of a dirty Blue or 
dark Colour; the Quills and T ail-feathers are of a black or dufky Colour, the Edges 
of the Feathers being Blue; the lower Part of the Back is of a light Colour, with 
a faint Mixture of Rofe; the Covert-feathers of the Tail of a fine blue purple Co- 
lour; the Thighs, lower Belly, and Coverts under the Tail, are of a dirty redifh 
Orange-colour ; the Legs, Feet, ‘and Claws, of a dark Lead-colour. 
I was favour’d with a Draught of this Bird by his Grace the Duke of Richmond: 
It was brought from Surizam. 1 believe this Bird hath not before been de- 
{cribed. ney 
HIS Plate fhews the Bird of the Bier 
BRE FARR LARS ARTA LOSE ENS PITA EN AIO 
The SCARLET Locust. 
ig Ps) Figure prefents you the natural Bignefs of this Infect: The Head and 
4% Horns are of a dull Red; the Scale or Shell, which covers the middle of 
the Body, of a bright Red, and rough like Shagreen ; the Wings of a dull Red ; 
the hinder Part was compofed of black and {carlet rings quite round; the under 
Side of the middle of the Body of a dirty Red; the Legs of a bright Scarlet, except 
the Joints, which were black. Tac: i ae 
This Infe@ came accidentally alive from the We Indies in a Bafket of Pine- 
a 
Apples. It was given me by Dr. R. M, Maffy: It fed on Vine-Leaves, and 
lived a whole Summer in England. | ra ; 
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