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The second sort are of an Olive colour, striped Avith Yel- 

 low. They are about the bigness of those in England. They 

 feed after the same manner with the former, on Grubs and 

 Worms. 



The third sort is about the same bigness with the second, 

 and is pied or mottled, with black and white, and it's Head 

 is of a beautiful Vermilion colour, but hath no Topping on 

 it ; they are destructive to Corn and Fruit, especially Apples. 

 They likewise open the Covering of the young Corn, so that 

 the Rain gets in and rots it. 



The fourth sort are finely speckled or mottled, with beau- 

 tiful white and black Feathers, the finest I ever saw. The 

 Cock has a beautiful red Head, but not near as big as the 

 former. Their Food is Grubs and other creeping Insects, 

 and Corn. They are not wild, for they will let one come near 

 them, but then they hop and shift themselves on the other 

 side of the Tree from your sight, and this they will do for 

 a considerable time; yet it is very diflicult to shoot one of 

 them by their shifting so often from you, notwithstanding 

 they will scarce leave the Tree. These are about the bigness 

 of our Larh. 



The fifth sort is about the bigness of a Jay. The top of 

 the Head is of a Crimson or Vermilion Colour, spoted with 

 Black, round each Eye is a circle of Black, and on each side 

 is a Vermilion spot. The Throat, Breast, Belly, and Wings, 

 are of a Pale Green, the Rump of pale YelloAv, or Straw 

 Colour. Its Tongue is of a great length, with which it 

 strikes Ants, and other Insects. The Bills of all these sorts 

 are so sharp, hard, and strong, that you shall hear the stroke 

 of them sound like a Chizzel against a Tree. They are well 

 acquainted in what Trees Worms are bred in by the Sound. 

 They Climb Trees upright, after the manner that Cats do, 

 and bond their head and look backwards on those thnt ap- 



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