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\down. The biggeft isa dite& Buflard, but fomewhat lefs than our 
_ jeould-go beyond her 5. fhe looks alwayes, as if fhe were. fick or 
~ Pbut he not being « 
| | melancholy look, her feathers never fmooth, but alwayesrufled, as 
-}ifthe were mewing, her head down, her fhouldersup, as if her neck 
‘were broke... This bird has for three or four notes, the loudeft. and 
| fweeteft, that ever I heard; if fhe had variety, certainly no bird 
awengeeees ow 
errs. See pee 
A True and Exatt Haffory 
The Birds of this place (fetting two afide) are hardly worth the 
pains of defcribing 5. yet, in-order, asI.did the Beafts, I will fet them 
grey Buflards in England, fomewhat {wifter of wing 5 and the only 
good they do, is, fometimes to kill the Rats.. The next to himin big- 
nes, isthe larger Turtle Dove, and of them, there is great ftore in 
thelfland = ’tisa much handfomer bird, both in fhape and colour,than 
ours in England, and is very good meat. Next to her is the leffer 
Turtle, a far finer bird than fhe, butofa contrary fhapes forthis is of 
thefhape of a Partridge, but her plumidge gray, and a red brown 
under the wings; a pretier bird] donot know, of fo few glorious co- | 
louts,-hertunelike the other. Thenextisa bird likea Thruth, of a 
melanchollys “ 
pyoucome very nearher., Thisbird I never heard fing ‘The next is | 
s her, isa 
as fhe is ac< 
had liv’d tohave 
taughthim. Unde 
that which we call the humming bird, much lefs than a Wren, not 
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