“314 The Natural Hiftory of JAMAICA. 
It haunts watery Places towards the Sea, and is ufually pearch’d 
on the Trees, and makes a Noife or Chattering very loud. 
~ Tt is not eatable, or at leaft good palatable Food. 
Cuar It 
Of Birds which wade, or frequent watery Places,' 
I. RUS Balearica. Aldrov. Willaghb. p.275. Raij. fun. p.95. Pavo 
marinus. Cluf. esotse. lib §. cap, 11. Strathio ex China Vifcher. 
This was brought to Famaics, where it liv’d abroad many: Years, 
and was fed as ‘Turkies; | . 
Tl. Ardea alba maxima. Tab. 266. An Ardea alba major. Willughb. 
Angl. p. 279. Tab. 49? Guiratrings Brafitienfibus Mareg. p. 210. ed 
1648, Wiallaghb. Angt. p. 285. Rav. fyn- p. 189. ee 
The targeft white Gaulding: 
Tt was three Foot and an half Jong from the end of the Bill to that 
of the Tail, four Foot from Wing to Wing extended, the Bill was 
long, angular, yellow, and had two long Slits for the Noftrits.’ The 
Neck was crooked as a Roman §, and eleven Inches long, the Tail 
four Inches long, and-all over its whole Body the Feathers were of 
a Milk white Colour, exceeding beautiful, the Thighs, Legs. and Toes 
were ten Inches long, cover’d with large Scales of a bluifh black Co- 
lour, the Toes were four, one behind and three before, whereof that 
in the middle was three Inches long, all of them had {mail black 
Claws, there was alfo a fmall Web between the two moft outward 
Toes, the Toe behind was on the Infide of the Leg. 
Marégr. p. 21'0. ed. 1648 ?° Willughb.. Angl. p: 28%? Tab: 812 Corel. 2: 
Pili p. God ed, 16580 RORRE OA BEE CONES: 
2? 
the Head, upper part of the Neck, Back, Wings, and Tail, were of 
a bluifh Colour. Under the Chaps was white, the under part of the 
