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does with that Swiftnefs, that one would think 

 he flew, whereas upon the Ground he walks 

 very clumfily and ridiculoufly. A full Defcrip- 

 tion of the outward and inward Parts of this 

 Animal, may be feen at the End of Penarolus's 

 Obfervat. It is to be noted, that the Chamcelion^ 

 tho' he hath Teeth, ufes them not for chev/ing 

 his Prey, but fwallows it immediately. 



I fhall add two Inftances more in Birds, and 

 thofe are, 



I. TheSwalloWy whofe proper Food is fmall 

 Beetles, and other Infedls flying about in the 

 Air ; as we have found by diflTeding the Sto- 

 machs both of old Ones and Nefl:lings : Which 

 is wonderfully fitted for the catching of thefe 

 Animalcules J for fhe hath long Wings, and a 

 forked Tail, and fmall Feet, whereby {he is as 

 it were made for fwift Flight, and enabled to 

 continue long upon the Wing, and to turn nim- 

 bly in the Air : And (he hath alfo an extraordi- 

 nary wide Mouth, fo that it's very hard for any 

 Infedt, that comes in her Way to efcape her. It 

 is thought to be a Sign of Rain, when this Bird 

 flies low near to the Ground -, in which there 

 may be fome Truth ; becaufe the Infedls which 

 ftie hunts may at fuch Times, when the fuperior 

 Air is charged with Vapours, have a Senfe of it, 

 and defcend near the Earth. Hence, when there 

 are no more Infefts in the Air, as in Winter- 

 time, thofe Birds do either abfcond, or betake 

 themfelves into hot Countries. 



2. The 



