p. 85 



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The Oyjier Catcher 



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Le 



rreneur 



G^huitres 



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EIGHS one pound and two ounces. 



The bill is lohg^ ftreight 



and of a 



bright ted colour^ con traded near 



the bafjs, and tbwdrds the end 



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compreffed. The Irides of their 

 eyes are yellow, encdmfiaiTed with 



E T Oifeau pefe une livre deux onces. 

 Son bec^ qui ejl long^ droits &" d^uh 

 7~ouge eclat ant ^ eji ferre vers fa bdfe, 

 &^ applatii par le bout. Utris da 



fes yeux ejl jaune-, ^ entouree d\in 



"Toute fa tete^ &' fon 

 a red circle. The whole head and neck are black, cou font noirs. II a u?2e tache blanche fous les yeux. 



cercle rouge. 



all tl 



having a fpot of white under the eyes 



under part of the body is dufky white : the larger 



Tout le dejfous dejon corps efl d\un blanc fale. 



grandes 



plumes de V atle font d'un noir obfcur. 



Les 



Sa 



quill feathers are dufky black : " the tail is (hort, 'queiie efl courte, noire a Vextremite^ ^ blanche vers 



black towards the end, and towards the rump is k croupion. Le deffus de fon corps &' defes atles efl 



white. The upper part of the body and wings is brun^ excepte une large raye blafiche., qui traverfe 



brown, except a broad white line, which runs chaque aile par le milieu. ' Ses jambes font Ungues, 



along the middle of each 



wingj. 



Th 



e 



leg 



s are 



iepai-ffeSf ^ d'une couleur tougedtre. II na que trois 



Ses 



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long and thick, and of a reddifh colour. It has doigts d chaque pie^ fans ergot par derriere. 



only three fore-toesj wanting the back-toe. Their pies font remarquables par la peau rude &" evailleufe 



feet are remarkably armed with a very rough dont lis font couverts. Dans les rivieres, &' les criques 



fcaly ikin. In Rivers, and Creeks near the Sea proche de laMer il y a un grand nombre de bancs 



there are great quantities of Oyfter-banks, which coiiverts d'huitres, qui font a fee, lors que la Mer efi 



at low water are left bare : on thefe banks of baffe ; ^ c efl fur ces bancs que ces oifeaux trouvent 



Oyfters do thefe Birds principally j if ti'ot altoge- principalement leur fubfiflance, la Nature leur aya7it 



ther, fubfift ; Nature having riot orily formed their non feuleinent donne un bee forme de maniere a venir 



bills fuitable to the work) but armed the feet aiid a bout d''ouvrir les hmtres, mais ayant aufft orne leurs 



legs for a defence againft the fharp edges of the jamhes^ &^ leurs pies cmtre les bords tranchans de leuri 



Oyfters. The Hens differ from' the Cocks in not kailles. Les femelles different des males en ce quelles 



having the red circle round their eyes, and their Ti'ont pas de cercle rouge autour des yeux, &' que leur 



bellies are of a more dirty white than in the Cocks. ventre efl d'un, blanc plus fale que celui des males. 



In the maw of one was found nothing but un- On nt trouva dans le jabot d'un de ces Oifeaux que 



digefted Oyfters, 



»- 



des fjuttreSy qui netoient pas encore digerees. 



1. 



muSy 

 fmall 



This Bird feems to be the Hcemafopus oi Bello- , Ilfemble que cet Oifeau foit V Hcejn at opus de'^€^- 

 Will. p. 297. notwithftanding there is fortie lonius, Will, "p, 297. quoi quil y ait quelque petite 



difference in their defcription 



I h 



ave 



feen 



difference dans la. defcriptio?t de Vun ^ de V autre. 



them on the Sea-coafts both of Carolina and the J'e.n ai vu fur les cotes de /<? Caroline, ^ des ties 



Bahama Iflands. 



de Bahama. 



Frutex Bahammfis foliis oblongis fucculenth^ fruSiu fubroiundo unlcum nuckum 



lontinente. 



44. 



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His grows to the fize of a fmall Tree \ the leaves ftand 



by pairs, on foot-ftalks about an inch long : they are 



L crtitt Jiif^tt^ la hauteur d'lin petit arhre. Ses feuilles font 

 attachees deux a deux par des pidiculet d' environ un pouce de 



long, thick, and fucculeht. At ^the ends of the ftalks grow in long: elles font longues, ^paiffes, & fucculentesi Au bout des tiges 



pairs, and fometinies fingly, blind flat feed veffels, about the natjent par paires'^ ou feules^ des idpfules qui renferment les fe^ 



breadth of a fhilling. The friiit is of the fiibftance of a Bean, mences j ^ ces capjulesfont rondes, plattes^ & environ d'un pouce de 



and, like that, divides in the middle: it is covered with a diametre. Lefrmtreffembleparfafuhjlanceaunejeve: comme 



thin membrane of a pale green colour. I had no opportunity elk, il fe divife en deuXy & il ejl convert d*une membrane mince 



of feeing the bloffoms, though I was told they were very fmall d'un verd pale. Je rial pas eu Voccafion de voir les fleurs i & 



and white. The bark of this Tree is ufed for tanning of on m' a dit quelles itoient blanches, & tres petites. Vicorce de cet 



fole-leather. ■ Arbre fert a tanner le cuir^ dont on J ait des femelles de foulier. 



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