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PHOENICOPTE R US BAHAME NSIS, 



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The Flamingo. 



Flamanh 



HIS Bird is two years before it 

 arrives at its perfed colour j and 

 then it is entirely red, except the 

 quill feathersj which are black A 

 full groWn one is of equal weight 

 with a Wild -Duck ; and, when it 



ftands ered, is five feet high, l^he feet are webbed. 



The flefli is delicate, and neareft refembles that of 



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E T Oifeau ejl deux ans avant de par-^ 

 vemr a la perfe8lio?t de fa couletif ; 



cSr alors tl 



entterement rougiy u 



a Partridge in 



taft 



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The tongue, above any other 



part, was in the higheft efteem with the luxurious 

 Romans for its exquifite flavour. 



Thefe Birds make their nefts oil hillock 



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r exception des plumes du fouet dz 

 r aile^ qui foM mires. Lors quil a 

 acheve fa crue, il ejl aujfi pefant quuH 

 canard fauvage \ ^ quand il fe tient debout\ il a 

 cinq pies de haut. Ses pies font gdrnis de membranes 

 comme ceux des oyes. Sa chair efl tres delicate^ 

 approche beaucoup de celle de la perdrix ; mais fur 

 tout la langue etoit fort efimee par les Rpmains les 

 plus voluptueux, a caufe de V excellence de fon fumef. 



Ces Oifeaux font leurs nids fur de petit es eminence^ 



(hallow water ; on which they fit With their legs ^^^^ ^^^ ^/^^^ ^^Jf^^ ' ^ O pofent avec les jambes 



extended down, like a man fitting on a ftool. 

 They breed on the Coafts of Cuba and the Bahama 

 Iflands, and frequent falt-water only. A Man, 

 concealing himfelf from their fight, niay kill great 

 numbers of them, for they will not rife at the 

 report of a gun; 

 elofe 



pendant es^ comme un homme ajjis fur un tabouret. 

 Us font leurs pet its fur les cotes de Cuba, &^ des ties de 



nor is the fight of thofe killed 



Bahama, &^ ne frequentent que Veaufalee. Un hommey 

 en je cachaHt de maniere quits ne puijfent le voir^ en 

 peut tuer un grand nombre ; car le bruit d'^un coup 

 de fujil ne leur fait pas chancer de place ^ ni la vue da 

 ceux qui font tues tout proche d'eux nefl pas capable 



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them fufficient to terrify the reft, and d'epouvanter les autres^ ni de les avertir du danger 



warn them of the danger 5 but they ftand gazing, ou ils font ; mais ils demeurent les yeux fixes , 



and as it were aftonifli'dj till they are moft or all P^^^ ^^^fi ^^^^ etonnes, jufqud ce quils foyent tous 



of them kill'd* ^ ' tues^ ou du moins la plufpart. 



This Bird refembles tlie Heron in fhape, "except:- Get Oifeau rejemble beaucoup au heron par fa fi- 



ing the bill, which being of a very fingular form, I g^re^ fi '^ous en exceptez le bec^ dont je donnerai la 



fhall, in the next Table, give the figure of it in its 

 full fize, with a particular defcription. 



defcripti 



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la figure en grand, dans la planche 



fuivante^ a caufe de fa fingularitL 



Keratoth'^ton Dichotomum 





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HIS Plan! anfeth from a {hort ftem about two inches 

 round, and about the fame in height j where it divides 

 into two larger branches, each of which divides again into 

 two fmaller ; and fo, generally at the diflance of three Or 

 four inches, each branch divides in two fmaller, till the whole 

 Plant is rifen to about two feet, and the upper branches are 

 become not thicker than a Crowd's quill j all pliant like horn 



^ET'TE Plant e s'eleve a u?i tige court e^ d' environ deux ponces 

 de circonjerence, & a pen pres de la me me hauteur^ oil elk fe 

 divife en deux branches principales^ chacun defquelles fe partage 

 en deux plus petites, & ainfi chaque branche fejubdivtfe ordinaire^ 

 ment^ a la diflance de trots ou quatre pouceSy en deux plus petit es^ 

 jufqu'a ce que la Plantefefoit e levee a la hauteur de deux pie s^ & 



branches fupericures foyent devenues aiiffi minces quune plume 



or whale-bone, and of a dark brown colour. They are in de corbeau. Toutes ces branches font foupl 



great plenty at the bottom of the fluliow Seas and Channels 

 of the Bahama Iflands, the water there being exceeding clear. 

 I have plainly feen them growing to the white rocks in above 

 ten fathom water. 



^^ dhin brun fonce, 

 fonds des eaux baffe 



On trouve un grand nombre de ces 



Comme Veau y eft Jort claire.je les y ai vues diftinSlement qui croif 

 foientfur des roches blanches, a plus de dix braffes fous Veau. 



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