Oe EY SE 
The Natural Hiftory of JAMAICA. 
Wings were very fhort, not being over two Inches long, it never 
flying .above an Amch froth the Warer, bit fluttering on its ‘T Op. 
Che Bill .was ftrait, almoft round, \poineed, “Black, and. having wo 
round Holes for Noftrils, che upper part of the Head, Neck and Back 
were of a dark brown Colour, the under part of the Neck of a lighter 
Brown, and that of the Breaft aiid Belly brown with white Spots in- 
termix’d, the under part of the Wings all white, the Legs and Feer 
two Inches long, both cover’d with blackith brown large - Scales. 
The. Yoes were tottr, three befere and one behind, that in the’ middle 
forward was an Inch long, there was a Web that join’d their Toes mioré 
than half of their Length, the two outwardmoit Toes being furrheit 
joinedy where they were not join’d there was a broad laréral Mém- 
brane mitead of the Web all cover’d with black Scales, the Claws were 
brown and black, the Legs’ were flat, co”uprefs’d and broad not round, 
fharp edged forwards, the Leg behind being blunter and rough, .by 
two Rowes of fharp’Séales. 2 ) 7 
.° Fhe Heart had tvo very large Auricles, bigger in proporcion than 
in:..orher . Water-: Rowl,;- the Blood was fomewhat blacker than in 
others of the fame Kind, the Stomach was thick, and fill’?d with the 
Bones and other Relicts of {mall Pifh and Fry, and the Intettines had 
fome few Turns. _ . . | | 
. dcis very comaron in all Potids and: watery Places, where they can 
fhelterthemfelvesamong{t growing watery Plants, and have Water enough 
in which they often dive, their Peathers are very thick and downy, they 
dive fo foon as their Eye difcovers the Fire in the Pan of a Gun fir’d 
at them, and are very often tndér Water before the Shot reach them, 
and therefore hardly to be kill’d, nor of any great’ Value when 
fhores: _ 
_ They feed. on fmall Fifth, Fry, oc. 
WG Anfer domefticus. Willaghb. p. 358. Tb. 75. Raij. [yn p..136. 
& 191. oe 
The Tame Goofe. 
This iscommon in the Ifland of ‘famaicz, but they thrive not, per- 
haps for want of Water, the Plains of this Country being burnt up 
for fomie Months of the Year. Ovied. lib. 14. cap. 3. fays the fame of 
the European Geefe in E/panola. 7 
| Vie Anfer Canadenfis Willughb. p. 361. Tab. Jo: Raij. fy. p. 139. 
@ igi. 
"I faw fome of thefe at Barbadoes, they come from the North Parts 
of America, and I think are better Meat than the tame ones. 
VII. Avas domeftica vulgaris. Willaghb. p. 380. Tab. 75. Rasp. fya- 
Pp: 150. 191. 
The Common Tame: Duck. 
Thefe are very Ordinary here, but thrive not for the fame Rea- 
fon viz. as Geefe do not profper, for their want of Water. It is not fo 
in Efpanola as Oviedo. lib. 14, cap. 3. relates. 
VIII. 
