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COLYMBUS i. Minor pullus, digitis infer ne conneBis jTh 



Juperne marginatis. 

 Colymbusfve Podiceps minor Will.Slo. H.ii. t.27 



; fmall dark-c 

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bird is very frequent in all the lagoons about the Ferry, and keep 



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ter the moil of any birds in that part of the world 



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HCENICOPTERUS 1. Pulius, vertices angulis alarum 



cineis. 



Phoenicopter 



Cat 





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The Flaming 





Thefe birds tho' the inhabitants of the neighb 



coafts of Cuba and the main 



are feldom feen in y 

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pt when forced 



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They go in flock 



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by ftormy weather, or 

 rally by the fea fide, where 



they have often proved a fafe-guard to the neighbouring fettlers; their numbers, 

 fize, and colour having fometimes impofed on the timorous and the unwary, who 

 have taken them for foldiers. While thefe birds are young, they are of a dark co- 



of the 



wings ; 



lour, except a few feathers in the crown of the head and 



but as they advance in years they turn chiefly of a fcarlet colour. They are tall upright 



birds, and feem to hold a medium between thofe that live chiefly in the water and 



fuch as only frequent watery pi 



for tho' they fwim with g 



eafe, they 



ftiy near the furf. When thefe birds feed they turn the upper part of the bill 

 ds the ground, and the point towards their feet. 





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PELECANUS 1. Subfufcus, gula diflenfilu 

 Onocratulus guld faccatd L. S. N. 



The Pelican. 



This bird is pretty frequent about yamaica, and lives chiefly on the produce of the' 

 fea, which is no where more plentiful or more eafily obtained. It flies and fwims 

 with great eafe, and paries thegreateil part of the day out at fea; but keeps upon 



the rocks and fmall iflands at night. 



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The Goofe. 



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The China Goofe* 



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~*ia Thjsbird is very like what we call the Mufcovite goofe in Europe-, but its cackle 



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yamaica y and breed very well in the inland parts of the ifland, where they have 



y different from that of the other 



Both thefe fpecies are common enough 





plenty of water and a pleafa 





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Maxima, capite cerd interrupt a obduSIo, 



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Anas. Indica Gefn. Bar 



The Mufcovite Duck 



ANAS 2. Domeftica varie variegata, pinnis uropigii furfi 





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recurvts. 



The Duck 





ANAS 3. Subfufca major , to ftro et vertice nigrican- 



tibus^alisvariegatis. 



Anasy "era major Barr. & Anas fijlular is Slo. H. 



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The whiffling Duck. 



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