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The Great Boohy. 



Le 



rand Fou. 



/ 



TS fi 



is about that of a Goofe 



The head and neck are remarkably 



thick 

 fi 



IX incnes 



h 



cranny 



The bill large 

 in length, 

 tends from 



', and almofl: 



a channel or 



one end to 



the 



o 



th 



The 



wmgs 



extended fix f( 



of the upper mandible 



w 



A tailh eft a feu pres la mime que 



celle (Tune oye. Sa tete, &^fon coufont 



d^ une grojfeur fort remarquable. Son 



bee eft grand J &^ prefque long de Jix 

 pouces. 



La mandibule fup 



d 



h 



wnen 



clofed 



reach to the end of the 



longeft 

 The 



The middle feather d'et endue 



depuis un bout jufqti a I 



canal^ ou une crainure qui s'etend 



of the tail was 

 creafing in length 



lors quelles fo 



Ses ailes ont Jix p 

 ploy 



ees 



elks 



the reft gradually de- jufquau bout de fa queue t la plume du milieu de fc 



eyes 



are Jar 



1 



■g 



of 



a 



hazel 



queue 



la plus long. 



les autres diminuent 



colour, encompafi^d with a fkin bare of feathers, mefure quelles s^ en eloigntnt. Ses yeux font grands^ de 

 Thefe Birds were of a dark brown colour, ele- couleur de noifette, &* entoures d'une peaufans plumes, 



Ces Oifeauxfont d*un brunfonce agreable?nent tacheite 



de blanc : fur la the ces t aches font petit es^ ^ f err ees : 



they are thinner and broader, and on the back fur le cou &' la poitrine ellesfont plus larges^ &' plus 



gantly fpotted with white on their heads ; the 

 ots are thick and fmalL on the neck and breaft 



thinneft and broadeft 



The 



fpotted 



g 



s are likewife 



pt the large quill feathers and the 



'loignees les unes des 



&' elks le font encore pi 



which 



The feet are black, and fbaped like thofe of a 

 C 



fur le dos. Les ailes font aufji tachettees^ a V except 



brown. The belly is of a dulky white, des grandes plumes y & de la queue qui font brunes. Le 



efl d'un blanc obfc 



Les pies fo 



That which is moft remarkable in f ait s comme ceux d'un cormorant. Cequilyadepl 



thefe Birds is, that the upper mandible of the bill 



two inches below the 



jointed 



g 



of th 



mouth 



quable en ces Oife 



which it can raife it from the lower 



is fuperieure de leur beCy deux p 



que la mandibule 



au 



mandible two inches 



thout opening 



their 



r angle de la bouchcy efl articulee de 



dejft 



ous 



mou 



This Bird fo 



early refembles the Booby (p 



peiit s elever deux p 

 tnferieure^ fans que le bee fo 



d& 

 quelle 



dejfus de la mandibuh 



Cet Oifeau efl fi femblable au fou, fur tout en la 



cularly in the fingular flruaure of the bill) that I flruSiure fnguliere defon beCy que fai cru que le mm 



thought the name of Great Booby agreed beft with de grand Fou 



celut qui lui convenoit le 



it. It frequents large Rivers, and plunges into them II frequent e les grandes rivieres 'y & s^ plonge^ en 



after Fifh, in like manner as the Booby does at Sea, pourfi 



g under water 



a 



nfiderable time 



d 



there burfuing the fifh : and as I have ieveral 



dans la Mer 

 Veau en cet. 



le poijjon, de meme que le fc 



times found them difabled 



and fometimes dead feurs fc 



s 



on the jQiore, 



and other large voracious fifhes, that maim and 



de 



il 

 pourf 



un 



ces 



probably they meet with Shark 



Oife 



'^ le fc 



nfderable fo 

 comme j 'ai trouve ph 



flrop 



tes ou 



fometimes devour them 



and Sea-coaft of Florida, The colours of the Cock les 



rivage, ils rencontrent apparemmejtt fous I 

 equinSy ou d^ autres grands poijfc 



fur le 

 2u des 

 qui les 



They frequent the Rivers eflropient, &" les devorent quelquefois. Ils frequente7tt 



are 

 Hen 



brighter, and more beautiful than thofe of th 



les cotes de la Floride. Les couleurs 

 du male font plus belles^ &' plus brillantes que celles 

 de la femelle. 



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An l^hymel^a foliis ohtufs. 



THIS Shrub rifeth to the height of eight or ten feet, with 

 a fmall trunk, covered with a whitifh bark. The leaves 



/^E T ArbriJJeau seleve a la hauteur de huit ou dtx pies, ' a^i 

 ^ — petit tronc, convert d'une ecorce bla?2chdtre. Ses feuillesji. 



are placed alternately on footftalks, one third of an inch long, pi^cees alternativement fur des pedicuL 



narrow at the beginning, growing broader and rounding at the 

 ends, two inches long, and one over, where broadeft of a 



fhinin 



; green, with one fingle rib. The flowers are tubulous, 

 divided at top into four fedlions, they are white, except that 

 within the cup there is a faint tindture of red, they grow in 

 bunches at the ends of the branches. 



Thefe Shrubs grow in many of the Bahama Ifiands, on the 

 rocky fhores amongft fedge. 



P 



J^ 



de trois quarts de 

 'largiffent & 



\dijfent h leurs extremitis^ font tongues de deux pouces, & 

 d'un pouce^ ou elks le font le plus, font d'un verd brillant, & 



fe 



feSiions, fc 



des branches. 



feurs qui font tubuleufes, 6? divife 



'heSy ex 

 iffent p 



Arbriffeaux croiljent aans piufieurs des ties de Bahama fu 



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