Book II. 0%3^1T HO LOqT. 7*7~ 



are of a horn colour 5 yet the Toes and Claws are darker than the Legs. A thick 

 membrane, and perchance not unfit for fwimming, conne&s the Toes : The like 

 whereto ( that I know of) is not found in any other pulveratricious bird. The Legs 

 are armed with Spurs, fhorter than in a Cock^, but (harp, and of a black colour. The 

 Hen is nothing fo beautiful as the Cock, almoft of the colour of a Quail. 



It lives in the Woods 5 and feeds upon Acorns, Berries, Grain, and Seeds of Plants. 

 It frequents rather Coppice Woods, than where there are only Timber-trees. 



The Books of all Writers of Animals, Ancient and Modern,celebrate the Pheafant, 

 for the goodnefs of its flefh, alligning to it the firft place among birds at Table. Phyii- 

 cians make it the ftandard wherewith they compare, and accordingly judge of the 

 temperament and goodnefs of other meats, faith hongolim, as he is cited by Aldrov. 

 Aldrovandm by many arguments proves, that Pheafants are better meat than Pullen 5 

 which who defires to know, may confult him in the Thirteenth Book, and Fifth 

 Chapter of his Ornithology : At laft he thus concludes, Pheafants therefore, as well 

 becaufethey are rare, as becaufe they are of a moft delicate tafte, and yield fo excel- 

 lent a nouriihment, as we have proved, feem to be born only for great mens Tables, 

 and have been always had in higheft efteem of all Birds. 



Pheafants Partridges, Quails, and fome other Birds, are taken in great numbers 

 with a Net they call commonly * Expegatorium,by the help of a Setting-dog, trained * %'ow n6 

 up for this fport, who finds out the birds, and when he fees them, either ftands ftill, Snarae E fof 

 or lies down on his belly, not going very near them, lead he mould fpring them 3 but this Nee. 

 looking back on the Fowler his Matter, wags his Tail, by which the Fowler knows 

 that the Birds are near the Dog 3 and 10 he and his Companion run with the Net, and 

 cover both Birds and Dog. 



That all Birds, but particularly Pheafants, Partridge, and Quails, are far more fa- 

 voury and delicate, when killed by a Havoh^ than if they be caught in fnares, or by 

 any other fraud, many have written, and moft think. And indeed, there is no doubt 

 but by this means their flefh becomes more fhortand tender: For that violent motion 

 of thebloud occafioned by their flight, and its fervent heat confequent thereupon, 

 macerates the flefh, and difpofes it to corruption, but that it thence becomes more 

 favoury and delicate, all men now-adays are not agreed. But the old rule for- 

 bids me to difpute about taftes. Boterus reports, that Ireland wants Pheafants and 

 Partridges. 



§. 11. 



The Brazilian Jacupema of Marggrave. 



f T is a fort of Pheafant, fbmething lefs than a Pullet. Its Head is not great, like S 

 J Hens, as is alfo the Bill. The Eyes are black 5 the Neck about feven inches long : 

 The length of the body from the bottom of the Neck to the rife of the Tail about 

 nine inches: Of the Tail ( which is broad ) a whole foot. The Legs are long 

 \_ which he divides into upper and lower, ~] the upper five inches long, the lower 

 three, or a little more. In each Foot four Toes like thofe of Hens, of which the 

 middle of the three foremoft is two inches long. The whole bird is clothed with 

 black feathers, with which fomething of brown is mixed. The feathers of its Head 

 it can erect inform of a Creft, and thofe black feathers [ I fuppofe he means thole on 

 the Head which make the Tuft or Creft ~] are encompafled with other white ones. 

 The Throat under the Head, and for an inch and half down the Neck is bare of fea- 

 thers, and covered with a red skin. The whole Neck below is variegated with white 

 feathers difperied among the black ones 3 as alfo all the lower Belly, and the hindmoft 

 half of the Wings. The upper Legs and the Tail are wholly black, without the ad- 

 mixture of any brown. The lower Legs and Feet are of an elegant red colour. 

 They are made tame 5 and their flelh is good. This bird took its name from its 

 voice, for it cries, Jaat, Jacu, Jactt. This might as well have been ranked among the 

 Domeftic birds. 



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