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The Small Blue Butterfly is a native of
England. Its upper fide is wholly blue,
,except a narrow border of orange-colour,
fpotted with black, on the outer part of
the upper wings. The under fide is of
an orange-colour, covered with fmall black
fpots.
Le Petit Papillon Bleu ftf natf de I'An-
gleterre. Son cote'Juperieur eft entiereinent
bleu, bormis un    bord  etroit de couleur
d'orange, tachete' de noir, fur la partie ex-
terieure des ailes de defus.  Le cote infe-
rieur ejl de couleur d'orange, avec des petites
taches noires.
C H A P. CXLV
7?e LeIfer Ibis, and the Animal-
Plant or Polype.
T   HE Bird figured on this plate is re-
duced in magnitude to half its mea-
fures, that is, fix fiandard inches divided
into twelve fuppofed inches. An out-line
is drawn on the plate, which f(iews the
natural bignefs of the lhead. The Polype
is figured of its natural fize.
The Bird's bill is blue at its bafis, and
black towards its point. It has a furrow
on each fide of the upper mandible for
its whole length, in which the noItrils are
placed. From the bill on the fides of the
head the 1kin is bare of feathers, and of
a greenifh colour, in which fpaces the eyes
are placed. The head, neck, back, OUt-
Ldes of the wings, and tail, are of a dark
'duiky brown colou.r; the greater feathers
of the wings and tail alaioit black on their
upper iides, and dark afh-coloured beneath.
The inner Coverts of the wings are white.
hlie breaft, belly, thighs, rump, and covert-
feathers both above and beneath the tail,
are wvhite. The legs are bare of feathers
wore than an inch above the knees. The
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Le Petit Ibis, et la Plante-Animale
ou le Polype.
A figure de l'Oifeau grave'e fur cete
planche nWey que la moitie de la grandeur
naturelle, 'fa mefure e'tant de fix pouces
d'etalon divise's en douze poucesfigure's. Le
contour tire fur la planche fatit voir la,
grandeur naturelle de la tete. Le Polype
et Jig-ure' de grandeur naturelle.
Le bec de /'Qf/eau eji b6eu dfa bafi, et
noir vers Join bout. I/ y a un creux de
chaque cote' de la mandibule fuperieure par
toute fa longueur, dans lequel/ont placc's les
narines.  Ily a un elpace au cote de la tete
pr,'s du bec denzu6 de plu/ies, e c'e,/I dans
cef egfpace queJont places les yeux. La tete,
le col, le de/jors des ai/es, et de la queiie,
fint d'un brun noiratre: /es principales
plumes des ailes et de /a queuc Josnt pnrtzue
noires par dci/s, et d'une c       ozif wr oAcure
de cendres par d.jffus.   Ij S crua'e'l ( ,i'iU
interiteures des ail'sfi/ntz t/lazh.cs.  La po-
tri., It,'ve;tures, I s  ti  le crf/i iqn, C."
le5 cniqztter urcs taw au fZA'txe  ?1 t1',o/t
t4' ia queiie, fint b/;zincs.  Le j j e .rh, c,;
da' plumes que /.¢;a /'c/pc  d'un pOCO.'