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Pleasing to the sight Flesh well tasted. 



that bird himself; and it never deserts its charge, 

 but assiduously takes care to bring the whole 

 flock safe home at night. It feeds on vegetables, 

 and cannot run but by the help of its wings. 



THE KOKOI, 



A BRASILIAN bird of the crane kind, and 

 very pleasing to the sight, is about the size 

 of a stork ; its bill is straight and sharp, about 

 six fingers in length, of a yellowish colour, 

 inclining to green ; the neck is fifteen fingers 

 long, the body ten, the tail five; the neck and 

 throat are white; both sides of the head black, 

 ihixed with ash-colour. On the undermost part 

 of the neck, are most delicious white> long, 

 and thin feathers, fit for plumes; the wings and 

 tail are of an ash-'colour, mixed with some white 

 feathers ; all along the back, are long and light 

 feathers like those on the neck, but of an ash- 

 ctolour,- the legs are very long, and covered above 

 half the way down with feathers. Its flesh is 

 very good, and of a grateful taste. 



Such are the several aquatic birds known to 

 naturalists; but there is no doubt, from the 

 many discoveries which are continually made by 

 navigators and travellers, that there are various 



