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The Grease and Gall is good against Spots in the Eyes, and 

 to strengthen the Eye-sight. The whole Bird, not plucked, 

 calcined, and taken into the Throat, opens the Imposthums 

 of the Quinsie to a wonder, and the Brain, eaten, helps the 

 Head-ach. 



'^^heParakeetoeSj are for the most part of a line Green 

 colour, only their Head, and part of their Wings, are of a 

 beautiful Oran2:e colour. Thev have thick Beaks or Bills, 

 exactly like those of the Hawks. They j^re a Species of theN 

 Parrots, and generally about the bigness of a small Pigeon. 

 In April they feed on the Birch-huds, and seldom come down 

 amongst the Planters until the Mull-herries are ripe, which 

 they eat, and are extreamly fond of. They are likewise very 

 mischievous to Orchards, and peck the Apples to eat the 

 Kernels, so that the Emit quickly rots and perishes. They 

 build their Xests in hollow Trees, in low swampy Grounds. 

 They lie hidden in the Winter, when the Weather is extream 

 hard and frosty, and never appear all that time. There are 

 none of these Birds or Alligators to be met with to the North- 

 ward of this Province, by the best Information I could learn, 

 during my Residence in those parts. They are often taken 

 alive with Traps, Bird-lime, d'C. and will become tame and 

 familiar in two or three Days time ; yet they are not so docile 

 or apt to learn to speak as Parrots generally are. They are 

 most commonly very fat in the MuUherry and Fruit time, and 

 are excellent good Food, preferable to any Pigeon. 



The Cuchow of Carolina is a Bird of the same bigness and 

 Feather with these in Europe, and sucks the small Birds Eggs 

 as they do, yet it is never known to cry or sing CucJcoiv in the 

 Summer time like the former, neither are these Birds to be 

 seen in the Winter, at which time they hide themselves in 



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