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Shearwaters are a longer fowl than a duck ; 

 some of them lie on the coast, whilst others range 

 the seas all over. Sometimes they are met five 

 hundred leagues from land. They live without 

 drinking any fresh water. 



We have a great pied gull, black and white, 

 which seems to have a black hood on his head ; 

 these lay very fair eggs which are good ; as are 

 the young ones in the season. 



Marsh hen, much the same as in Europe, only 

 she makes another sort of noise and much thriller. 



Blue Peters. The same as you call water hens 

 in England, are here very numerous, and not re- 

 garded for eating. 



The sand birds are about the bigness of a lark, 

 and frequent our sand beaches ; they are a dainty 

 food, if you will bestow time and ammunition to 

 kill them. 



Runners. These are called runners, because if 

 you run after them they will run along the sands 

 and not offer to get up ; so that you may often 

 drive them together to shoot as you please. They 

 are a pleasant small bird. 



Tutcocks. A sort of snipe, but sucks not his 

 food ; they are almost the same as in England. 



Swaddle bills are a sort of an ash colored duck 

 which have an extraordinary broad bill, and are 

 good meat ; they are not common as the others 

 are. 



Mew. The same mew as in England, being a 

 white, slender bird, with red feet. 



