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The Red aid B/lae B R A S I L I A N                     F I N C d!.
-1H   E Bird is here figured of its natural Bignefs: It is fhaped much like
our fmlt
TSinging Birds, but hath the Tail a little longer in Proportion ; the Tail
is all'O
pointed, having the Middle-Feather longer than thofe on the Sides, which
f.loi-tea
gradually, tho' that is very uncommon in Birds of its Genus.   It is a lively,
Lrifk:
Singing Bird, having a very pretty Note.
The Bill is Ihaped like a Goldfinch's, of a very fine Red, or Scarlet-Colour:
The
Feathers round the upper Part of the Bill, and the Sides of the Head, all
round
the Eyes for a good Breadth, are of a fine Purple, or Bloffom -Colour.  The
Eyes are
of a dark Colour, but the Eyelids, or Skin round the Eyes, are of a fine
Scarlet-Co-
lour; between the Bill and Eye is a dufky Line. The Throat, immediately beneath
the Bill, is Black ; the Top of the Head, Neck, Back, Covert-Feathers of
the Wings,
Breaft and Belly, as far as the Thighs, are of a dark, dufky, red Colour;
the Quills of
the Wings are of a blackifh or dufky Colour; the lower Part of the Back,
the Belly
about the Vent, and the Covert-Feathers, both above and beneath the Tail,
are of a
very fine blue Colour, which mixes and foftens into the Reddifh on the Back
and
Belly. The Tail is Black, the Middle-Feather pretty long, the Side-Feathers
gra-
dually become fhorter.  The Legs and Feet are like thofe of other fmall Birds
of this
Clafs, of a darkifh Flefh-Colour.
This rare, curious and undeferibed Bird, was the Property of Mrs. Scrafton,
in
Buckler's-Bwy, London.    My curious and worthy Friend, Dr. Monro, Sen. directed
me to take a Draught of it. It came from Bra/il, where it is a fcarce Bird,
and much
valued.
7he F L Y I N G     S QU I R R E L.
H I S curious little Beaft is here drawn of its natural Bignefs. It was drowry
findt in-
J[  aLtive all the Day, but when the Evening came on it was very lively,
leaping (or flying
very ninUbly) from Place to Place in its Cage.  The upper Side of it, from
Nofe to TLai-en<,
was of a brov nifl- Colour, like that of a wild Rabbet : The Nofe was fhort
and w"hitith ro nd
it ; the Eyes were large, Black, and franding far out of the Head ; it had
a white Mark
above each Eye ; the under Side of the Head, Neck, the Belly and Infides
of the I.egs, we. e
White ; the upper Side was parted from the under by loofe Skins, which ran
along its tides,
and fpread themifelves between the fore and hinder L.-Zs, when they are ftretched
out in leaj-
ing. Thefe skins affift the Animal to fkim along a great Way ; the Tail alfo
was broad anrd
flat like a Feather, and becomes thereby a farther Affiflance in its Flight.
It hadi a bla(lkilh
Stripe on each Side, juft alove the Edge of the Skin, or Fin that runs along
its Sides: It had
four Toes on each Foot forwards, with the Rudiment of another Toe ; the hinder
Feet hav e
cach five diftinat Toes. The Ears were fhort and roundifbi, the Flefh appearing
through tiie
Thinnefs of the Hair, as it did likewife about the Nofe, and on the Feet.
Mr. Catrf4Y has figur'd a Flying Squirrel, which I take to be of a different
Species, it being
all over of a Dun or Afh-Colour; he fays, they lea) or fly about fourfcore
Yard.s. See his
I';jg~r,;v of Gat'rO/l1ne, I'cl. II. P. 76, 77.  Thley are brouglt to us
from feveral Parts of Corit/
A;;eric, and have of late been difcovered in Ploland. jares i hecac, BK;
of Surryftrcct, Las
the above deicribcd now lIvIng,.
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