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The RED BirRvd from Surinam. 
It: is of the Size here figur’d, ae ue the Tribe or Family of that Ihave defcrib’d 
under the Name of the Gila headed Black Tit-Mo he Feet in both agreeing 
with the Kimg-fifher's; the Bill is of a middling Le a hicknefs, not flender as in 
Larks, nor thick at its Bafis, as in the Finch- kind the Top fF it a little arched, of a 
dirty red Colour, the Corners of the Mouth deep cleft ; the Eyes ¢ are placed juft over 
the Slits of the Mouth; the Top of the Head, lower Part of the Belly, Thighs, Rump, 
Tail and its Covert-feathers, are of a beautiful Red or Scarlet-colour; the Sides of the 
Head, Neck, Breaft, Back, and Wings, are of a dull dirty Red-colour, ° very dark all 
round the bright Red on the Crown, lighter on the Sides of the Head and Breatt, the 
Red on the hinder Part of the Neck and Back is very dark, almoft dufky; the Reds 
vary in Shades alfo in the Wings, the Tips of the Coverts being: darkith, and the Quills 
toward their Tips gradually becoming almoft Black, the Tail- feathers at their ‘Tips are 
Black for about half an Inchin Breath; the Legs, Feet, and Claws, are of a dirty 
yellow Colour ; the hinder Part of the Legs have {mall Feathers or Hairs con to the 
Feet. 
This Bird is in the Duke-of Richmond's Cabinet. _By the Make of its Feet, I take 
it to be a Bird frequenting watery Places: At firft Sight i it feems not unlike the Cardinal 
Crefted Red Grofs-beck, or as we call it, the aE Nightingale, tho’ it differs very 
much from that in the Bignefs and Shape of the Bill, which in that is Finch-like, and 
ofa very large Size in Proportion; the Bill in this is rather {mall than large; this wants 
the Creft, tho’ I believe it can raife the Feathers on the Crown, they being pretty long 
and loofe, that hath a manifeft Creft, which appears hanging backward when not 
erected; for Magnitude, they are pretty equal. Icould name this Bird only from 
ats Colour and Country, not knowing what Genus of European} Birds to range it with, 
Wereit not for the Struéture of the Feet, this Bird might be ranged with the Garru- 
lus Bobemicus, or Silk-tail, it being much of the fame Bignels and Make of Body, and 
the Bill very like it. This Bird being fomething « doubtful as to its Genus, I have 
faid the more concer De it, that the Learned and Curious may hereafter be able to fix 
it more certainly. — ‘i : 
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