5670747 Page 101. The Tropic Bird of? Alma do Comtre, Mastre?. From tip of the bill to the rump 18 Inches, from the rump to the end of the tail 18 inches, from the extremity of the wings 4 feet 2 inches. The whole bird is cover\'d with a bloom wch. is not shown in this drawing by the rays of the sun Red, Tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricandus, 1791-92 (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Collection 27: Drawings of birds chiefly from Australia, 1791-92. The sketches are titled, most with added notes giving the month bird was sighted and its size.); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.