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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 ^yq 

 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 ; thej are a dainty 

 food, if you will bestow time and ammunition to 

 kill them. 



Eunners. — These are called runners, because if 

 3^ou 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. 



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