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those with us do, viz. Springs, Wet Ground, &c. Their 

 Flesh is tender, sweet, and of excellent Nourishment. 



The Tut-cockSj are a Species of Snipes in these parts, and 

 are almost like the former in Size and Feather; they are 

 plenty in several Places of this Province, and nothing inferior 

 to the former in the delicacy of their Meat; but these, as 

 well as most other small Birds, are little regarded or made 

 use of at present, w^here large Fowl are so numerous. 



The Curliew, whereof there are three sorts, and vast Num- 

 bers of each : They have all long Bills, and differ neither in 

 Colour or shape, only in size, from those in Europe. The 

 largest being as big as a good Hen, and the smallest as large 

 as a small Wood-cock, and those sorts are excellent Meat, and 

 nourish very much. 



The Sea-Pie, or Gray Curlieiv. This Bird is about the 

 bigness of a large Wood-coch, and has a long Bill as the other 

 Curlieivs have, which is of a yellowish colour, and so are it's 

 Legs. It frequents the Sand-banks on the Sea-side. When 

 killed, is inferior to no Fowl I have seen or eat of ; It's Flesh 

 being tender, well relished, and nourishing. 



The Will-Whillet, is a Bird so called, from it's Cry, for 

 it exactly repeats, or calls Will-willet, as it flies. The Bill 

 is like a Curlieivs or Wood-cocJcs, and has much such a Body 

 as the other, but not so tall ; it is good Meat, being nourish- 

 ing and well tasted. They are plenty along the Shore, and 

 the sides of Rivers, and are much of the same Nature and 

 Virtues with the Curlieivs. 



The Lapwing or Green-Plover: These Fowl are very 

 plenty in several parts of this Province, especially in the 

 Savannas, and near the Mountains. Their Cry is pretty 

 much like those with us, they differ little or nothing in the 

 Feathers, but are not near so large, yet not inferior to any 



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