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The Natural Hiftory of JAMAICA. 
Tail white, the Feet and Legs were an Inch and a Quarter long, it had 
four Toes, three before and one behind, cover’d with bluifh colour’d 
Scales, the Toes had brown Claws, crooked, and not very long, the 
Tan was an Inch long. 
L. Serino affinis avicula, e croceo o nigro varia. Raij. fyn. p. 188. 
The {mall Black and Orange-colour’d Bird. 
It was four Inches long from the end of the Bill to that of the Tail, 
and fix from Wing to Wing extended, the Bill was a Quarter of an 
Inch long, broad at the beginning, where were two Apertures for tne 
Noftrils, and Hairs. The Tail was an Inch and a Quarter long, the Head 
and Neck were black, the Back of the fame Colour, with an Eye of 
Orange, the Tail and Wings brown, with fome Orange colour’d Streaks 
on the Wings, the Breaft and above the Wings was the fame 
Orange Colour, the Belly white, the Legs an Inch long, cover’d with 
black Scales, the Toes four, three before, all which had fmall brown 
Claws. 
Its Stomach was not very thick, it had adiftin@tly feparable Mem: 
brane, and was full of Ants, the Colour of the Fat was yellow. 
It feeds on Ants. 
LI. Hirando Americana Brafilienfibus Tapera dita. Raij. fyn. p. 72. 
Vencejos de Oviedo lib. 14. cap. 2. Tapera Brafilienfibus. Marcgr.p. 205. 
Raij. fyn. pe 72. & 185. Willughb. p. 214. An hirundo apus. Willughb. p. 
a14? Tab. 38?  Raij. fyn.p.72? | Herondelles de Du Tertre 259. 
The Swallow. 
This feem’d to me to be the fame with our common Swallow or the 
black Martin and Swift, only fomewhat lighter colour’d, they aré frequent 
inthe Savamnas or Plains, and fly after the manner of ours, lighting now 
and then on the Topsof Bufhes. 
Du Tertre tells us that they are Paflage Birds in the Caribes, and only 
feen there during the fix Months of their being in France, and at other 
times not obferv’d. 
Oviedo reckons this among thofe common to Spain and the Wef- 
Indies, 
LI. Caculus major, Tab. 258. Fig: 1. Picus major leacopheus few cane- 
foens, Pluvia avis & fenex dittus. Raij. fyn. ps 182. 
An Old-Man, or, 4 Raine-Bird. 
This Bird (which with the two following ought to have been 
placed before) from the end of the Bill to that of the Tail was eighteen 
Inches long, and as much frem Wing to Wing extended. The Bill 
was more than an Inch long, a little crooked, roundifh, black above, 
white underneath, and pointed. The Tail was nine Inches long, the 
Head above wascover’d with very dark brown downy.Feathers, the 
Back and Wings of the fame, but more light Colour, the Tail was 
black, only the Ends white, under the Chaps and on the Neck were 
white downy Feathers, the Belly and under the Tail forrel or redifh 
Fueile Morte the Legs and Feet were two Inches long, cover’d with 
bluifh 
