they paddled away .from us. On: looking about to dif-
cover the caufe, we perceived the gunnerg of the Supply
at c fpme little tdiftance/lwith - a gun in his hand; an
inftrumerit; ofl d^at-h; againft which * they 'entertain ; an
infupei;abler averfion.: As foonxas" I h‘, difcovered him,* I
called1 to him to f&aty whe're he was,’ ^ahfd not make a nearer
approach ; ' 'did,;;? to ■ lay'Ldown .his 1 gun. The
latter.. ? requeft i.hepiirn meddatelykoom.plie*d> with ; and when
the-’ nativess”law ' him unarmed,';Hhey {hewed no further
returtung ttieir luefftployment, ' cohtinued
alternately; to, ling tfpngs;^, and toy mimic s the .gentlemen
who 'aCGompanied’;f me..
Wq f thi^t-jdayT £hbt rthe' * Sacred,, 'KingsMtifier ~ (See; Plate
a-nnexe~d4g | This .bird dijfe about 'the :{me:y;oI a thfulh,- and
meafulis /neaflyteri inches in length: ' the' top'.4 of 'the
head „»is blue, 4 and/ctel:edJ5^;^P|sj \qf:, the head?,, and back
part o f ' i t , , black ; over'the^ye^lfrom the noftrilg^a. rufly
teofoured {break; ft he chin, 'the middlbf oft ihe\ neck,;, all
round, and all the .u'ndef.: part; oil the,;body,' buff-colour,
4nqr^' or.Tefs incliiiihg -to' ruft ; the-'uppe^! part. of the
pltipajage ‘chiefly’ blue;, but the rbeginning- 'of the back' is
b lack,; a s , are' aim the , quills and tail feathers ' within,
G c--Jy* " 4 - being