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where they may be fecure and undifturb'd in 

 their Incubation ; then they make themfelves 

 Nefts every one after his Kind, that io their 

 Eggs and I^oung may he foft and warm, and 

 their Exclufion and Growth be promoted. Thefe 

 Nefts are fome of them (o elegant and artificial, 

 that it is hard for Man to imitate them and make 

 the like. I have feen Nefts of an hidian Bird 

 fo artificially composed of the Fibres, I think, 

 of fome Roots, fo curioufly interwoven and plat- 

 ted together, as is admirable to behold: Which 

 Nefts they hang on the Ends of the Twigs of 

 Trees over the Water, to fecure their Eggs and 

 Young from the Ravage of Apes and Monkeys^ and 

 other Beafts, that might elfe prey upon them. 

 After they have laid their Eggs^ how diligently 

 and patiently do they fit upon them 'till they be 

 hatch'd, fcarce affording themfelves time to go 

 off" to get them Meat ? Nay, with fuch an ar- 

 dent and impetuous Defire of fitting are they 

 infpired, that if you take away all their Eggs:,- 

 they will fit upon an empty Neft : And yet one 

 would think that fitting were none of the moft 

 pleafant Works. After their Young are hatch'd, 

 for fome time they do almoft conftantly brood 

 them under their Wings, left the Cold and fome- 

 times perhaps the Heat ftiouid harm them. All 

 this while alfo they labour hard to get them 

 Food, fparing it out of their own Bellies, and 

 pining themfelves almoft to Death rather than 

 they Ihould want. Moreover, it is admirable to 

 obferve with what Courage they are at that time 

 infpir'd, that they wull even venture their own 



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