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GALLINULA A MERliJANA. 



The Soree. 



Le 



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de rAmerique 





ii 







"^IHIS Bird, in fize and form, 





refembles 



our Water- Rail. 



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The whole body is cover'd 



w% 



wi 



ith 



brown feathers 



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the 



under part of the body bein 



the 



upper 



lighter than 

 The bill and legs are brown. 



E T Oifeau rejfemble^ par fa 

 forme ^ fa groffeur^ a not re 



Rale 



notr. 



l^out fon corps 

 convert de plumes hrunes ; 

 deffous eft mows fonce que le deffus. 

 Son bee ^ fes jambes font brum, Ces Oi» 



mats 



gras 



an Automne 



Thefe Birds become fo very fat in Autumn, feaux deviennent 



by feeding on Wild Oats, that they can't force de manger de Favoine fauvage^ quails 



efcape the ///^/^/?J, who catch abundance by ne peuvent echapper aux Indiens 



) 



qui 



en 



running them down. In Virg 



(where 



prennent un grand nombre^ en les laffant. 



have Teen them) they are as much A la Virginia (^ c*eft le feu I endroit oil 



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queft for the delicacy of their flelh. 



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9 



aye vus) Us font aujji recherch 



as the Rice-Bird is in Carolina^ or the leur delicatefje^ que les olfeaux a ris le font 



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Ortolan in Europ 



a la Caroline, ou les ortolans en Europe. 



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Gentiana Virginlana^ Saponarw folio., flore caruleo longiore. 



Hift. Oxon. 3 



184. 



Ico. Tab. 5. Se£l:. 12. 



THIS Plant grows in ditches and fliady moift 

 places, riling ufually fixtcen inches high, 

 with upright ftrait ftems, having long Iharp pointed 

 leaves, fet oppoflte to each other, fpreading hori- 

 zontally. From the joints of the leaves come forth 

 four or five monopetalous blue flow^ers ; which, 

 before they open, are in form of a Rolling-pin ; 

 but, when blown, are in fhape of a Cup, with the 

 verge divided into five fedions. 



^^E TTE Plante crott dans les fojfes &^ dans les 

 ^-^ endroits ombrages &^ humtdes. Rile seleve ordi- 

 nairement a la hauteur defeize pouces. Ses tigesfont 

 droites, &' garnies de feuilles Ungues &' fort pointuesy 

 placees vis-a-vis les unes des autreSy &* setendant 

 horizont alement , II fort des aifelles de ces feuilles 

 quatre ou cinq fieurs bleues monopetaleSy qu 

 que de souvrivy ont la figure d^un rouleau y &' lors 

 quelles font ouvertesy rejfemblent a une coupe dont les 

 bords font divifes en cinq feSiions , 



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