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Coracias Indica, Lin. Syft. i. p. 159. N° 2.
Blue Jay from the Eaft-Indies, Edvj. pi, 326.
Br. Muf
DESCRIPTION. y E N G TH . eleven inches. Bill dulky black, an inch and a half
in length : crown o f the head blue green : throat, breaft,
neck, and back, reddifh brown: fides. o f the head and throat
darkeft, ftreaked with w hite: rump and tail, and the under parts
from the breaft, fine ultramarine b lu e : the middle tail feathers
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are green; the outer ones blue at the bottoms and tips, andi
fea-green in the middle: the wings are green and blue.
Inhabits Ceylon.
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Coracias CafFra, Lin. Syfi. i. p. 159. Ntf 3.
DHSCRirTION. have no knowledge o f this, but from Linnaus, whole
defcription is very fhort indeed. He merely fays, that the
bird is blue, with the outer edge o f the quills luteous ; . and.that,
the female is o f a blueilh black..
P l a c e . Inhabits. /Ethiopia. .
SIBLUE
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Br. Muf*
D e s c r i p t io n. . J ^ENGTH eight inches. Bill dulky: the upper parts o f the
plumage o f a pale glofiy blue .green, except the tips o f the
wings, which are black: the under parts o f the body ferruPl
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ginous.
la th e B ritijh Mufeum : from whence unknown»
Sr..
Br. Muf
1* E N G TH eight inches. Bill as in the la ft: the whole plumage
o f a rich glofiy ultramarine blue, equal to the richeft fattin
in luftre : the quills and tail are wholly o f the fame colour.
This likewife is in the B ritijh Mufeum; but the native place
alike unknown. They;'are certainly different fpecies.
Le Roilier de Madagafcar, Buf. oif. ill# p. 148V
La Rolle de Madagafcar, PI. enl. 501.
Lev. Muf.
'J 'H I S i s a beautiful fpecies,. and'about the fize o f the firft-
mentioned. The bill is very flout at the bafe, rather fhort,
and of a yellow colour : the eyes feem large : the general colour
is a rufty purplifh brown: the ramp and vent blue green: the
quills are deep blue above, and blue green beneath; and the inner
webs black : the tail is blue green; near the end is a purplifh
band; and the tip blue, fo deep as- to appear nearly bla ck : the
legs are o f a reddifh brown.
Said to come from Madagafcar..
Ee Rollier dd Mexique, Sri/, or«, ii. p. N° 8.—Buf. oif. iii. p. 148.'
Merula Mexicana, Seta, i. t. 64, f. 5.
TRIGGER by much than a Thrufh. The upper parts o f the
body are dingy rufous g re y : the under parts and wings light
grey, mixed with flame-colour..
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