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' of fork, one I'ulr ol" wliii'li, namely, K T., \v;is oxioiuK-d iu\u- ilu* 

 ' loMi;th (>(' KI, tlu" otluT, M, was vtM-y (liort, 



" riu" tranlVci'lc I'oiMions of the (IfinN ol tlu-l'e br,iiuirnu;s, in;iiii 

 ' reded (ho lliapcor li<;ui'eol' it (o he mm h Iik(> IN Ol',, wiiich (oii- 

 ' lilk'd ol' a horiiv Ikiii «)r covorins;', ami a white UH-mmi;lv liolliv 

 ' j)ith, mucli like the make of ihe main liem of a I'ealher. 



" Tlie liems ol" llie (k>\\nv hranehes INOh', hriii>;- rammed in the 

 ' order vilihle eiKHioh to the naked eye, at the dillaiieo ol' I I'", or 

 ' Ibmewhat more, the eolhiteral llalks and leaves (ifl may I'o call 

 ' iholb hollies 1 newly delerihed) are lo ranged, that the leaves or 

 ' luiiry llalks of the one lide lie at to]i, or are inenmheni on tlu- 

 ' (hilks oi" the othei', and erofs each other, mneli alter tlu- 

 ' manner exprelled in llu" lit;"iire, * hy which means e\t'r\' one ol 

 ' thole little hooketl lihres ol' the leaved lialk <.>;els hi'twcvii the 



naked llalks, and the llalks heint'; full of knots, and a pi'etty 

 'way disjoined. To (hat the lihres can ealily j;"et between (hem, 

 ' (he (wo ]iarts are I'o clol'idy and admirahly woven (ogether, 

 ' that It is al)Ie to impede, I'or the grealcli jKirl, the Iranrtan'rion ol" 



* the air ; and thouj^h they are \'o exceedingly Iniall, as that (he 

 ' thitkiu'ls of one or.diel'e llalks amounts not to a _'-,oolh pail ol' an 

 ' inch, yet do thev eompol't- To liroii'j^a tt-xtiiri', as. no(\\ ithllanding" 

 ' (he exeeediiiL;" (]uick and violent heatiiii^ ol' tlu'in ai;ainll the air, hy 

 ' the (trength of (he bird's wiiitj;, (hey firmly hold (ogether. And it, 



• argues an admirable providence of Na(me in the contrivance and 

 ' fabrick of (hem ; for their tex(ure is fiich, (hat though by any e\- 

 ' ternal injury (he j^arts of (hem are violently disjoined, I'o as (hat 

 ' the leaves and llalks (ouch not oni> another, anti eonle(|ueii(iy Iv- 

 ' veral of ihel'e rents would impede the bird's Hying; yet, for (he 

 ' molt part, of liiemfelvcs they readily re-join and re-oontcx tlicni- 



* Pl.itc IX.Jii;. 1 6. 



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