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with fliort feathers as far as the eyes, which 

 are pretty large ; the tongue is large, almofl: 

 trifid at the top ; the corner at its bottom is 

 fplit : the temples are naked : the wings confifl: 

 pf three parts, and are very long ; of the 

 twenty-two quill-feathers , the nrit ten are of 

 a confiderable length ; the two inner joints 

 contain, befides the coverts, twenty-two fe- 

 eondary feathers: the outward of the twelve 

 tail-feathers are much longer than the middle 

 ones, which make the tail look like a pair of 

 fcifTars, The bird is about the fize of a goofe, 

 and is a yard long : the colour of the whole 

 body, and of the toes, is black : but the head, 

 breaft, belly, and fore part of the neck, are 

 of a fine white. Its food is fifties, which it 

 fakes from others, becaufe it is not formed to 

 catch them itfelf : the Englifi, for this reafon, 

 call it Man of War (Q an Fregata Barere ?) $■ 



On our arrival at the ifle of Afcenfion thefe 

 birds met us, and generally kept hovering 

 about the ftreamers as if aflonifhed at them. 

 They fly flowly like kites [Fako Mihtfs). 



4 The Fregata of Barren is, with Dr. Linmeus, P/ofel/a*, 

 r\Q fregata. F« 



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