102 Of iToMirto:* 



The Water-fowl are fo called from the natural de- 

 light f hey ftill take vn and about the Water , gathering 

 from thence all their food and nutriment. 



Here note, that Water-fowl are in their own nature 

 the fubtileft and wifeft of Birds, and moft careful of 

 their own fafety : Hence fhey have been formerly com- 

 pared to an orderly and well-governed Camp, having 

 Scouts on land afar off, Courts of Guards, Sentinels,and 

 all forts of other watchful Officers furrounding the bo- 

 dy, to give an alarm on any approach of fteming dan- 

 ger. 



For in your obfervation you may take notice , that 

 there will be ever fome ftraggling Fowl , which lie a- 

 loof from the greater number , which ftlU call firft. 

 Now it is the nature of Water-fowl to fly in great ^ 

 Flocks, having always a regard to the general fafety > 

 fo that if you fee a fingle Fowl, or a couple fly toge- 

 ther, you may imagine they have been fomewhere af- 

 frighted from the reft by fome fudden amazement or 

 apprehenfion of danger : but fo naturally are they in- 

 clined to fociety, that they feldom leave wing till they 

 meet together again. And this is occafioncd not only 

 by the near approach of men, but alfo by the beating of 

 Haggards on the River?, as alfo by the appearance of 

 the very bold Buzzard and Hing-taih 



Of Water-fowl there are two forts \ fuch as live of 

 the water, and fuch as live on the water : the one ta- 

 king their fuftenance from the water without fwHnming 

 thereon, but wading and diving for it with their long 

 Legs : The other are Web-focted and fwim, as the 

 Svpan^ Gonfe , Mallard^ 8cc. 



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