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Running Springs that flows into the Strata of Clay 

 and pebles of Which the Hill is Composed— 



this sunken part is Now used as the depot of Dead 

 Carcasses, and often times during the Summer emits 

 such Exalaisons as attract hundreds, Nay I was told 

 Thousands of Carrion Crows = an Engine is now 

 Nearly in Operation Intended to raise the Watter of 

 one of the springs or ecoulement or drains to suply the 

 City — This indeed is much wanted, Watter hauled 

 from the River is sold at ^o"^^ p^ Barrel [and] taken 

 out of the Eddy very impure = I found few Men Inter- 

 ested towards Ornithology except those who had 

 heard or pleased to Invent Wonderfull Stories respect- 

 ing a few Species — 



M' Garnier on whom I can rely told me that he 

 had given Liberty to a Mocking Bird after several 

 Years confinement and that for several Years after- 

 ward the Bird came daily in the House as if to thank 

 him for his Generosity and Past Kind Attentions = 

 M' James Willkins to whom A. Willson had Letters of 

 Introduction assured me that his Work was far from 

 Completed, that through his Mere transient observa- 

 tions he had discovered several New Specimens but 

 being a Man of Business he Never had Noted any 



a Bird Much resembhng the femelle humming Bird 

 is often seen (it is said) during Summer, feeding by 

 Suction amongst the MagnoHas She is about Twice 

 the Size of a Wren — 



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