HISTORY OF 



vex ; the nostrils are oblong, sunk, and pervious j 

 the tongue is cartilaginous, flat, and fringed at 

 the end ; and the legs are naked a little aboveThe 

 knees, with three toes before, and one behind. 



The Trumpeter is also met with in the Carribee 

 Islands, where it is called a pheasant, and its flesh 

 is reckoned as good as that of the pheasant. The 

 most characteristic and remarkable property of 

 these birds consists in the wonderful noise they 

 make, which some have supposed to proceed from 

 the anus, and others from the belly. It is now 

 certain, however, that this sound proceeds from 

 the lungs. This bird is easily rendered familiar, 

 and shows a strong attachment to those who feed 

 it. It follows its master every-where like a dog ; 

 and it is also remarkable that it will follow people 

 through the streets, and out of town, and these 

 too even perfect strangers. It is difficult to get 

 rid of them ; for if you enter a house, they will 

 wait your return, and again join you, though 

 often after an interval of three hours. " I have 

 sometimes," says M. de la Borde, " betaken my- 

 self to my heels ; but they ran faster, and always 

 got before me ; and when I stopped, they stopped 

 also. I know one," continues he, " which in- 

 variably follows all the strangers who enter its 

 master's house, accompanies them into the garden, 

 takes as many turns as they do, and attends them 

 back again." In their wild state, they associate 

 in large flocks, and run with surprising swiftness.] 



