The ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton in the county of Warwick Esq, fellow of the Royal Society in three books : wherein all the birds hitherto known, being reduced into a method sutable to their natures, are accurately described : the descriptions illustrated by most elegant figures, nearly resembling the live birds, engraven in LXXVII copper plates : translated into English, and enlarged with many additions throughout the whole work : to which are added, Three considerable discourses, I. of the art of fowling, with a description of several nets in two large copper plates, II. of the ordering of singing birds, III. of falconry / by John Ray ...

§. VII. * The Brasilian Jacamaciri of Marggrave.

FOr the conformity of its Feet we have subjoyned it to the Woodpeckers. It is of the bigness of a Lark. It hath a streight, sharp-pointed, black Bill, almost two inches long: A short Tongue, [wherein it differs from Woodpeckers] blue Eyes; short Wings; which end a little beneath the rise of the Tail. The Tail is almost three inches and an half long, streight, composed of seven or eight feathers. The upper Legs are feathered, the lower bare, the skin being of a colour mingled of yellow and green; of which colour are also the Feet. In each foot it hath four Toes, two standing forwards, and two backwards; both the inner Toes in each Foot, as well the fore as the back one, are but half so long as the outer. The Claws are black. The whole Head, upper part of the Neck, Back, Wings, and Tail above are of a green colour mingled with golden or igneous, so that they shine wonderfully. A ring of the same colour doth also encompass the Neck. Under the Throat, on the Breast, the lower Belly, and under the Tail it is of a dark yellow colour, like yellow Way.