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bird that ever was known •, it follows the hunters 

 and likewife the convovs that travel to their dif- 

 ferent ftations. They v/ait in flights, like ra- 

 vens, for the ckcanipnnent -, and then they come 

 and eat greedily all that has been left there, 

 after which they go on, towards the new 

 camp. They eat dead corpfes •, their fea- 

 thers are black, and the fofc downy feathers un- 

 der the wings, have the quality of flopping the 

 blood. 



The Flamingo is of the fame fize, the end of 

 its wings is black, the back white, and the 

 belly flame-coloured *i 



There are fl:ares of two kinds ; the lead are 

 of the flze of the European ones : they are fo 

 common that a hundred of them are often killed 

 at one Ihot ; they are very good to eat but the 

 inhabitants are obliged to guard their crops of 

 maize and rice, which otherwife would be en- 

 tirely eaten up by thefe birds ; they are as black 

 as jet, and have the tip of the wing of a fine briirht 

 red ; their feathers are very flne, and the ladies 

 Vol. L B b wear 



^^ Flamir.go, Phcsmccpici us 1 ubtv, L. 



