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Tue old tunnies and the young enter into the sea Pontus; 
and every company of them hath their several leaders and 
captains ; and before them all the Mackerels lead the. way, 
which, while they be in the water, have a colour of brim- 
stone ; but without, like they be to the rest. 
Holland’s Pliny, bk. ix. ch. xv. 
Maggot-pie. 
Macsers, iii. 4, 125. 
Macorapie. 
Minsheu’s Dictionary. 
Tue Magpie makes up for the shortness of its wings by 
the length of its tail. It builds its nest with two holes,— 
by the one it goes in, and at the other it puts out its tail. 
, Hortus Sanitatis, bk. iii. § 99. 
Pizs take a love to the words that they speak; for they 
not only learn them as a lesson, but they learn them with 
a delight and pleasure; and by their careful thinking upon 
that which they learn, they shew plainly how mindful and 
intentive they be thereto. It is for certain known that they 
have died for very anger and grief that they could not 
learn to pronounce some hard words; as also, unless they 
hear the same words repeated often unto them, their 
memory is so shittle, they will soon forget the same again. 
Holland's Pliny, bk. x. ch. xlii. 
Ir you wish to loose chains, go into a wood, and look 
where a Pie has her nest with young ones, and when you 
are there, climb up the tree, and bind the opening [of the 
nest] round with anything you please, because, when the 
Pie sees you, it goes for a certain herb, which it puts to 
the bond, and forthwith it is broken, and then that herb 
falls to the ground onto a cloth which you should have 
put under the tree, and do you be handy and take it. 
Albertus Magnus, “ Of the Wonders of the World.” 
Mallard. 
Anrony AND CLEOPATRA, ill. 10, 20. 
Tue blood of ducks and Mallards bred in the realm of 
Pontus is passing good for any such indirect means wrought 
by poison or witchcraft; and therefore their blood is 
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