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bluifh black Scales. The Toes were four, two before and two behind, 
whereof that on the outfide had four Joints, the infide of the Foot was 
yellow, the outwardmoft of the two Toes before had three Joints, that 
within two, and the other behind one. 
‘ Its Stomach was large, and the Belly fill’?d with very much yellow 
Fat: ‘The Stomach had a very thick inward Tunicle, the Guts were 
quoil’d upasa Cable in a Ship. 
They feed on Worms and Seeds, or Grains. 
It makes a Noife generally before Rain, whence it had its Name of 
Rain Bird. 
It is to be found at all times of the Year in all the Hedges or 
Woods of this Ifland. i > 
LI. Cacalus major, roftro longiore cr magis reéto. Tab. 258. Fig. +2. 
Picus fea Pluvia avis alia canefcens, fenex ditta, roftro longiore Cr rectiore. 
Raij. fyn. p- 182. 
Another Sort of Raine-Bird, or Old-Man. 
This is the fame in every thing wich the former, only the Bill is ftreight, 
longer by half an Inch, fmaller and whiter. 
They are call’d Raine-Birds, becaufe vfually before Raine they make 
a Noife in the: Hedges. : he onal 
They are call’d Old-Men from the light brown, or grey Colour their 
dowry Feathers are of. _ ; er i — 
They are every where in the Hedges and Woods, where one may 
come very near them. before they ftir or offer to Ay away. 
_ LIV. Ipida ex atro @ albo varia. Tab. 255. Fig.3. Ra’j. lym p. 49. 
~ & 182. An Pefcheur de Du Tertre. p. 253° Jaguacats guace Brafleenf- 
bus. Marcgr. p.194- ed.1640. Wilughb. Angt. p..147. Tab. 24. 
Lhe Crab-Catcher. 
This Bird is about one Foot from Bills end to that. of the Tail, 
about twenty two Inches from the end of one Wing to that of the 
other both being extended, the Head is large in proportion to the 
Body, its Bill is full two Inches long, and tapering, it is black ex- 
cept at its Origine, where it is fomewhat whitifh, the Tail is two 
Inches and an half long, and pretty large, the Neck two Inches long, 
it has. on. its Crown a Tuft of blackifh blue Feathers, then a Ring 
of white on its Neck, the Back and fhort Feathers of the Wings are 
of a bluifh black Colour, the Tail and Wing Feathers are.black and 
white mixt, the Chaps and under part of the Neck are white, the 
Breaft bluifh, the Belly and moft of the under part of the Wings 
are white. The Legs and Feet are about an Inch and an half long, 
cover’d with black fmall Scales, the Toes are four, three before, and 
one behind, the two outermoft for a confiderable Length are join’d 
together, then they part, and have {mall black crooked Claws, the 
longeft Toe of the three. before is an Inch long, and the Leg fcarce 
half Inch in Length. | 
In his Mouth was a very fhort triangular Tongue, his Jaws, or both 
fides of his Bill were bony to bruife the Teftacea it feeds on. The 
Stomach was not very mufcular, but the Circumvolutions of the Inteftines 
very regular, and juft like a Quoil of Cable, and withall very fmall. ; 
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