Book III. <%$£!? HO LO </5T. 



In a certain Grove, at a Village called Sevenhuys, not far from Ley den in Holland, 

 they build and breed yearly in great numbers, on the top of high trees 5 where alio 

 build Herons, Night-ravens, Shags, Cormorants, &c. In this Grove every fort of Bird 

 ( as they told us ) hath its feveral quarter, where they build all together. When the 

 young ones are ripe, thofe that farm the Grove with a hook on the top of a long pole 

 catch hold of the bough on which the Neft is built and fhake out the young ones, but 

 fometimes Neft and all down to the ground. 



§. 11. 



* Tlauhquechul, or the Mexican Spoon-bill of Hernandez. 



IT is a Bird of a ftrange Palate : It feeds only on living filh, and will not touch 

 dead ones. It delights in ravin : In fhape of body is like to the Spoon-bill or Pe° 

 lecan, butalmoft all over of a moft beautiful fcarlet or pale red colour. Its Bill is 

 broad, round toward the end, and of an alh-colour: The Pupil of its Eye black, the 

 Iris red, and wrinkled ; Its forehead like that of ^Turkey or Aura : Its Head almoft 

 void of hairs or feathers, of a white colour, with near the whole Neck, and part of 

 the Breaft : A broad black ring, diftinguilhing the Head from the Neck. It lives about 

 the Sea-ihoresand Rivers. 



§. III. 



* The Brazilian Spoon-bill, called Aiaia, and by the Portughefe, Colherado, Marggrav. 

 the fame IfufpeB -with the precedent. 



TN figure it agrees with the European Platea, differing only in colour. Of the big- 

 nefe of a Govfe : Its Bill broad like a Spoon, and white : Its Neck long : Its Feet 

 broad. It is all white, fave that the Back and Wings are of a pale carnation colour. 

 Its flelh is edible. It is very common about the River of St. Francis, and elfewhere 

 in Fenny places. Probably this Bird is the lame with the precedent. We have a Bill 

 of ( I fuppofe ) one of thefe American Plateas, which is almoft twice as big and long 

 as that of the common European. 



Book III, Part I. Section III, 



Water -fowl not Tifcfaorous mtb very long jlenderjlreight Hills. 



Chap. I. 5. L 

 The Woodcock 1 ScoLopax AldroV. torn. 3. pag, 472. 



T is fomewhat leffer than a Partridge : The upper fide of the body particoloured 

 of red, black and grey, very beautiful to behold. From the Bill almoft to the 

 middle of the Head it is of a reddifh aih-colour. The Breaft and Belly are grey, 

 with tranfverfe brown lines. Under the Tail it is fomewhat yellowilh. The Chin 

 is white, with atin&ure of yellow. A black line on each fide between the Eye and 

 Bill. The back of the Head is moft black, with two or three crofs bars of a teftaceous 

 colour. 



T he prime feathers in each Wing are about twenty three, black, croffed with red 

 bars. The feathers under the Wings are curioufly variegated with grey and brown 

 lines. The Tail is 3 §■ inches long, confifting of twelve feathers, the tips whereof are 

 cinereous above, and white underneath 3 their borders or outfides as it were inden- 

 ted with red 3 the remaining part black. 



The Bill is three inches long, or more, dark brown toward the end, near the Head 

 paler or fiefh coloured : The upper Mandible a very little longer than the nether: 

 The Tongue nervous : The Palate rough : The Ears very great and open. The Eyes 



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