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'Whitifh ; the two following, on each fide, white, with brown tips, 

 and a black fpot on the inner webs at the bafe j the outer one 

 fhorter than the reft, much as the laft, but the black fpot at the 

 bafe not very confpieuous. 

 •Manners. The manners of this bird are Angular, and worth notice. — ■ 



'It is fuppofed to feed principally, or at leaft to be very fond of, 

 honey ; and is of ufe, by its wonderful inftindt, for finding out the 

 places where the wild Bees hoard it up ; which it difcovers to the 

 Hottentots and Dutch in the following manner : The morning and 

 evening are the times of feeding ; and it has a ftirill note, which 

 the Honey-hunters carefully attend to, and anfwer, from time to 

 time, till they have the bird in fight ; on which it flies to the fpot 

 where the bees have placed their ftore ; after taking of which* 

 they leave their guide a portion for his pains. Dr. Spamnan^ 

 who furnifhed this account, aflures us, that he has feveral times 

 been at the taking wild Bees nefts in this manner ; but could only 

 obtain two fpecimens, both females ; from which this defcription 

 was taken. It Ihould feem, that this bird is held in great vene- 

 ration by the Hottentots ; as he adds, that his killing them was at- 

 tended with the greateft indignation of thofe people. 

 iPlace. This curious bird is an inhabitant of the interior parts of 



Africa, at a good diftance from the Cape of Good Hope. 

 JSTest. " A neft which was fhewn to Dr. Sparrman> for that of this 



bird, was compofed of flender filaments of bark, woven together 

 in the form of a-bottle ; the neck and opening hung downwards, 

 and a firing, in an arched lhape, was fufpended acrofs the opening, 

 fattened by the two ends, perhaps for the bird to perch on. 



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