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.Peace. This inhabits Carolina3 where it is called by fome The Parfon * j
by others The BiJhop\. It is chiefly found in the inner parts, an
hundred and fifty miles from the fea, -and frequents the mountains.
Is faid to fing like our Linnet. The Spaniards at Mexico
call it Azul lexoSy or far-fetched Blue-bird. It feeds on millet.
It is common at New Tork-: comes the beginning of Apnly and
frequents orchards when jn bloom.
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.PAINTED B.
Emberiza Ciris, Lin. Syjl. 1. p. 313. 24. (the-male.) All. Stoe kb. 1750, p.
278. pi. j . f . 1.
Tanagra Cyanea, Lin. 8yjt. i. p. 316. 6. (the female).
Fringilla maripofa, Scop. ann. i.,N° 222.
Le Verdier de la Louifiane (dit le Pape) Brif. orn. iii. p. 206. 55. App.
p. 74. — Buf. oif. iv. p. 176. pi. 9 ,— PI. enl. 159. f. 1 .2 . (male and
female).
China Bulfinch, Albin. iii. pi. 68.
.Painted Finch, Catejb. Car. i. pi. 44. .(the male).— Blue Linnet, pi. 45. (female),—
Edw. pi. 130. (male). 273. (female).—Aril. Zdoi.
Br. Muf. Lew. Muf.
SUBSCRIPTION, ^ I Z'E of a Hedge Sparrow: length five inches and a third.
Bill grey brown : irides hazel: the head and neck are violet:
round the eyes red : upper part of the back, and fcapulars, yellow
green: the lower part, rump, and all beneath, red: the lefier
wing coverts violet brown, with a tinge of red; the greater of a
dull greenifh colour: quills brown., with the edges of fome
greenilh, of others red : the tail is brown ; the two middle feathers
incline to ted, and the others margined outwardly with
;the fame .• legs brown.
Le Minifire, Hiji. des oif. f L’Evequc, id.
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The female is dull green above, and beneath yellow green:
quills brown,, fringed with green: the tail is alfo brown and
green mixed.
This bird varies exceedingly: neither fex gets the full plumage
till the third year. In the .firft, both male and female are
brown : the male has the blue head the fecond, but the reft o f
the plumage blue green : the wings, and tail, brown, edged with
blue green. The female, at that time,.inclines greatly to blue.
Befides this, they moult twice in a year. Hence it is not wonderful,
that fcarce any two birds are quite alike.
Thefe birds inhabit the warmer parts of Canada, and all the
parts between that and Mexico, Brajil, Guiana *, &c. At Carolina
none are feen near inhabited parts, nor nearer than
an' hundred and fifty miles from the fea. They build on the
orange and other trees, but are feen there only in fummer. May
be fed on millet, Juccory, and other feeds;, and frequently are tO'
be met with in cages in England.
The Dutch .find means to breed'thefe birds in Holland, like"
Canary, arid-other birds; but I never heard of this being.done )p*
England.
One variety of this- bird has the under parts yellowilh,-except.
Female.
Place and'*
Manners, -
*• Bancroft talks of a bird called Kijbee- Kijhee, at Guiana, which ho fays exceeds
all the- feathered tribe. The feathers are a confufed aflemblage of alT
the moft lively and beautiful colours in nature. Among thefe, yellow, fcarlet,-
green, and & black-ifli purple, or indigo colour, have the greateft lhare. Befides
thefe; there are white, black, and blue.— Thefe birds are brought by 'the-
Accanjjan Indians from the inland.pvts of the country ; and the common price
is ,two piftoles a pair ; but he adds, that many ineJfcSual attempts have been
made to convey .them to Holland*— If-it is not the bird in queftion,- I know not-
what elfecit can be.
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