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Th RED«THROATED Humine BIirRpD. 
HESE Birds, which I am pretty well affured are Cock and Hen, together with 
the Neft and Eggs, are reprefented of their natural Size; the firft or Cock-bird 
has already been very well done by Mr. Careshy, in is Hiftory of Carolina, yet 1 did 
not care to leave him out of this Plate, fince I have the Hen, Neft and Eggs ; the Bills 
are long, ; flender, ftraight, and of a black Colour in both; the upper Part of the Head, 
_ Neck, Back, ana leffer Coverts of the Wings in both, are of a fine filky- looking dark 
ee Green, which feems.to be intermixed with very fine golden Threads ; the prime Fea- 
ee thers in the Wings of both are of a dirty Purple-colour, yas they are in all or moft 
Huming Birds; in the Cock the Tail is Purple, except the middle Feathers, which are | 
Green; the middle of the Belly and Covert-feathers under the Tail are White, the 
: ‘Sides under the Wings Green; like the Back ; but what chiefly diftinguifhes the 
" Cock from the Hen, is a moft beautiful fhining Scarlet-colour under the Chin, which 
reachesto the Breaft, changing itsColour in different Pofitions to the Light, fometimes 
into a deep Sable-colour, then again to the Colour of fhining Gold ; ce Feathers in 
this red Part are firm and regularly placed, like the Scales of Fith; the Hen differs 
from the Cock, in that her whole under Side is white from Bill to Tail, and the Pur- 
ple Feathers of her Tail are tip’d with White, the middle Feathers being Green ; the 
Legs and Feet in both, are very {mall and of a black Colour; the Neft which was 
fattened on the upper Side of a Branch, was compofed of a woolly Subftance and 
Mofs, the infide being Wooll or fome foft Subftance, of a light yellowifh brown Co- 
lour; the outfide is covered with Mofs very firmly and clofely laid together, which is 
not eafily ruffled with flight handling ; the Eggs are {mall and white, feeming to be 
no fharper at one End fee the other, as is common to moft Eggs. 
Mr. Peter Colinfon, E.R. S. obliged me with a Sight of this curious Pair of Birds 
and Neft. They are found in Carohma, and as far North as New England in the Sum- 
mer Seafon, but retire Southward, or difappear in Winter. Ihave been informed that 
no Bird of this Genus, CceDe piss one, ever yiuts the Engii if poencs in North America. 
PBEARIA ANY yee ee er ne Ages Ayes Ayer ay ny 
T HIS Fly is of a black « or flea Sallie! -colour, foun’ a pretty large {carlet Spot 
acrofs each of the upper Wings, befide fome Streaks of the fame Colour near the 
Body ; the lower Wings have each four little round red Spots near the Body. I know 
not from what Hes this Fy came. I had, it of Mr. ge 2 Coupey. 
The 
