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and many others have done the fame. I 

 am told they make no neft, but lay two 

 eggs in the open fields. My fervant fhot 

 at one which fat on a bufh near the houfe, 

 and though he did not hit it, yet it fell 

 down through fear, and lay for fome time 

 quite dead ; but recovered afterwards. It 

 never attempted to bite when it was held 

 in the hands, only endeavouring to get 

 loofe by ftirring itfelf about. Above, and 

 clofe under the eyes, were feveral black, 

 long, and ftifF briftles, as in other noctur- 

 nal birds. The Europeans eat it. Mr. 

 Catejky fays, the Indians affirm, that they 

 never faw thefe birds, or heard of them, 

 before a certain great battle, in which the 

 Europeans killed a great number of Indians. 

 Therefore, they fuppofe that thefe birds, 

 which are reftlefs, and utter their plaintive 

 note at night, are the fouls of their an- 

 ceftors who died in battle. 



April the 24th. To-day the Cherry- 

 trees began to (hew their bloffoms ; they 

 had already pretty large leaves. 



The Apple- trees likewife began to blof- 

 fom ; however the Cherry-trees were more 

 forward 1 They likewife got a greenifh, 

 hue from their leaves. 



The Mulberry-trees * were yet quite na- 

 ked if 



* Morus rubra. 



