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ccafion, I (hall divide the following chapter, in 



of mod of th 



abou t Jan 



fections. 



fiwi ivorous tribe 



bird 



whether natives or imported 



The ift of thefe will com. in 



there from foreig 

 imaller birds of ti 



nly ieen in and 

 parts, into eight 

 granivorous and 



g lhort conic bills that taper very regularly to a (harp point 



feid m exceeding half the length ot the middle dig 

 give ihe birds very nearly of the fame iize and nature 



;nd 



d we will 



ui.h 



b 



The 3d will comprehend the larger granivorous tribe 



gihencd, llend 



1 



robuft 



moderately arched conic b 



proportioned 



lit 



d 



o 



DC 



claws : 



d 



id 



iti 



the 4th we mall give thof. that h„ve ftrong crooked beaks, and open claws whofe 



The 5th will contain 

 gth, and generally ilatted 



are generally furnHhed with nrong piercing 

 thole that have broad ftraight bills of a moderate 



dig 



m 



Is 



on 



an 



the 



upper lid 



proportioned leg 



d 



pen 



1 



(.11 



f iuch as have open claws and long Iknder b 



near 



we (hall give 



of a length with, or rather longer than the middle digits, arching and tapering very 

 deiately t om (he bale to the top. The 7th th 11 contain thofe that have long and 



llend 

 divid 



robud 



a 



d 



g 



ir 



ltraiffht b 



& 



S 



B 



partly naked thigh 



an 



d 



thofe that have webbed f 



lly refort to Watery pi 

 t, and live chiefly in \ 



a 



nd 



in 



3ih we ihall gi 



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Of the fmalkr frugivorous a7id granivorous Birds , 



pointed ccnic bills > which 



with Jljort 



a? 



id 



nearly equal half the length of the middle 



digits. 



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I RUNDO i • Minima tenuior nigra, dor Jo 



The fmall black Swallow, 





HIRUNDO 2. Major fubfufca mifcella, macula alba Jbb 



rica 



Cat. 



utraa 



t. 8. 



/. 



Hirundo, &c\ 



The lejjer Goat- fucker ofEdw. ;. 63 



The Rain- Bird 



1 



This bird is about the fize of a fparrow-hawk, and of a darkifh, mottled, and 

 ftriped colour. It is feldom feen •, but when it files it takes a thouland turns in its 



flight, which 



ally is very lofty. The bill 



common to the kind 



& 



and a little arched 



r y 



fhort, but thicker than is 











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HIRUNDO 3. Nigra media, collarioalbo. 



IIIRUNDO 4. Media minor fufca, peftore alb 

 All thefe fpecies are very diftincl, and 





The Martin-Swallow 





The Houfe- Swallow 



generally go in feparate parcels -, they an 

 frequent in the different parts or the ifland. The houie-fwallow varies fome 



times, for it is often without any white in the breaft 







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The Card 



LOXIA 1. Major rubra. 



Coccotrauftes rubra. Cat. r. 38. 



This bird is frequently imported here from South Carolina, where 

 is the largeft bird I have feen of this kind, and has a pretty note. 



FRINGILLA 1. Minor pulla, front e & urcp 





gio rufefcentibus 



The Mountain Sparrov 



This is a native of J 



but keeps chiefly in the wood 



where it is fi 



quent 



1 have not had an opportunity of examining it clofely hithei 



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