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COLUMBA CAPITE ALBO. 



Hift, Jam. Pag. 303. Tab. 261. Vol. II. 



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The TVhite-crown* d Pigeon. 



Pigeon 



a 



Couronne blanche. 



is as big as the common 

 tame Pigeon. The bafis of 



the bill is purple; the end 

 duiky white. 



The 



ins 



of 



white fkin round it. 



the eye yellow, with a du(ky 



L eft de la meme grandeur que 



les 



pigeon 



J 



domeftiques ordi- 



naires. 



La hafe de fon bee 



The 



crown of the 



efl de couleur de pourpre 



le bout d^un blanc fale : Piris 



de fes yeux eft jaune^ ^ entouree d^une peau 



head is white ; below which it is purple : blanchdtre : le dejfus de fa tete eft blanc ^ 

 the hind part of the neck is covered with plus bas elk eft de couleur de pourpre : 



changeable fhinin 



green feathers, 



edged 



derriere de ft)n cou eft couvert de plumes vertes 



with black: all the reft, of the bird is luifanteSyChangeantes^lj' bordees de noir:^tout 



of a duiky blue : the legs and feet are le refte de ft)n corps eft d'un bleu f once: fes 



red. They breed in great numbers ovl jambes'^ fes pies font rouges, Ces Oifeaux 



all the Bahama Iftands^ and are of great multtplient beaucoup dans toutes les ties de 



advantage to the inhabitants, particularly 



while 



young : 



they 



are 



taken 



in 



great 



Bahama, ^ font d^un grand fee ours auji 

 habit an s^ fur tout lors qu'ils font encore 



quantities from off. the rocks on which' jeunes-^ car on en prend une infinite dans les 



they breed. 



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rochers ou ils font leurs nids. 



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Frutex Cotini^ fere folio 



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craffo^ in Jummitate deliquium patient e^ fruSiu ovali caruleo 

 ojficulum angulofum continente, . - 



The Cocoa Plum. 



Prune 



ex 



Cacao. 



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/"T^^HIS is a Shrub, which grows from five to teh feet high; 

 , \- not with a fingle trunc, but with feveral fmall ftems 

 rlfing from the ground, they growing many together in thickets. 

 The flowers grow in bunches, are fmall and white, with many 

 Stamina. They produce a fucceflion of fruit moft part of the 

 Summer, which is of the iize and fliape of a large Damfin ; 

 moft of them blue. Some trees produce pale yellow, and fome 



'EST tin JrhriJJeau qui croit depiih cinq juf que s a dix pies de 



hauteur, & pouffe plufteiirs tiges a la jots ^ qui selevent enfemble 



forinent un buijjon. Sesfeurs viennmt par bouquets: elks font 



petttes^ & ont pi 



produit prefqu 



fruits qui fe flic cedent les tins aux autres^ & rejji 

 -^IJe prune de damns : its font pour la plufp 



molt ot them blue, bome trees produce pale yellow, and fome quelques Arbriffeaux en produifmt de rouges ; G? quelques autres 

 red. Each^Plumb contains a ftone fhaped like a Pear, channeled produife?2t d'unjaune pale. Cbaque Prune contient un 72oyaufait 



with fix ridges. They grow ufually in low moift ground near poire, avec f 

 tile fea fide. The leaves are as broad as a crown, thick, ftifF, 



and fiiaped fomewhat like a heart. The fruit is efteemed ^quun ecu^ epaijfes^ & roides. 



ijfe 

 pres du bord de la Mer, Leurs Jeutlles font auffi larges 



wholefome, and hath a fweet lufcious tafte. 



Spaniards coeur. 



peu-prh la figi 



at Cuba make a conferve of them, by preferving them in fugar. 



Ejpagnols d Cuba enjont une coift 



fruit ires fain : fon gout ejl doux & Jade 



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