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have every day fome complaint againft it, 

 and for this reafon many people rather for- 

 bear the diverfion which this ape-like ani- 

 mal affords. 



The grey and flying Squirrels are fo tamed 

 by the boys, that they fit on their ihoul- 

 ders, and follow them every where. 



The Turkey Cocks and Hens run about in 

 the woods of this country, and differ in 

 nothing from our tame ones, except in 

 their fuperior fize, and redder, though more 

 palatable nefh. When their eggs are found 

 in the wood, and put under tame Turkey 

 hens, the young ones become tame ; how- 

 ever when they grow up, it fometimes 

 happens that they fly away ; their wings 

 are therefore commonly clipped, efpecially 

 when young. But the tamed turkeys are 

 commonly much more irafcible, than thofe 

 which are naturally tame. The Indians 

 likewife employ themfelves in taming them 

 and keeping them near their huts. 



Wild Geefe have likewife been tamed in 

 the following manner. When the wild 

 geefe nrft come hither in fpring, and ffop a 

 little while (for they do not breed in Pen- 

 fyhania) the people try to fhoot them in 

 the wing, which however is generally mere 

 chance. They then row to the place where 



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