Book IIL land of BARBADOS. 
The only one that I faw was in the Plantation of Richard E/lwick, Efq; 
The Head is of a fine Orange-colour, and the reft of the Body of a 
dark Colour, except upon the Pinions, where the Feathers are of a deep 
Red. 
The Piver. 
Ltho’ this Bird feeds upon Fruit, its Bill is of the fame Make with thofe 
of the carnivorous Kind ; and it intirély fubfifts by Berries, or fuch- 
like Fruit of Trees. 
It is no {mall Inftance of the Wifdom of Providence, that there is not 
a Month in the Year, but fome Trees, or Shrubs, bear ripe Fruit of one 
kind or other; fo that thefe have literally their Food provided for them 
in due Seafon. 
A Pivet is about the Bignefs and Colour of our largeft Kind of Spar- 
rows, and hath a wild chirping Note. 
They are chiefly to be feen where there is the moft Variety of ripe 
Fruit. 
The WREN. 
HIS, excepting its Note and Bill, differs. very little from the 
Thruth, as to its Plumage and Bignefs: Its Bill is fomewhat more 
fharp-pointed and longer, than that of the Thrufh. 
It is moft commonly to be feen in the Wood near Hackleton's Chft, 
and feeds chiefly upon Oranges, and fuch ripe Fruit, as well as upon 
Lizards. ; 
The SpaANisH LACKER: 
| F1IS differs very little, if any thing, from a Pivet, but by its Note. 
It feeds chiefly upon Poifon-tree Berries, and fuch wild Fruit. 
This Bird is moft commonly to be feen near Hackleton's Clift. 
The PARAKITE, 
'THIs is of the frugivorous Kind, and about the Bignefs of a Thrufh, 
having a longer and more crooked Bill. 
Tt feeds upon almoft all manner of Berries, Popaws, and ripe Plantain, 
refiding chiefly in inacceffible Gullies. 
__ The Bird borrows its Name from its Refemblance in Make, but not in 
Plumage, to the {mall green Parakite. 
The Swauiow. 
AS the Make of this Bird every way anfwers the Defcription of thofe 
of the fame Species in England, it would be needlefs to defcribe it. 
The Caufe of the Difappearance of the whole Species, during the Winter 
: U Months, 
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