z 9 6 0^ffi£lTHOLOgr, Book III. 



two and an half 3 redlikeaD#4/, but not flat, having four Toes with black Claws, 

 three (landing forward, and one backward. Its Head and Neck have a white Plu- 

 mage, mingled with yellow, in the upper fide pretty long. Its Eyes are black, with 

 a yellow circle. About the Eyes and the beginning of the Throat there is a black 

 skin. The whole body is covered with black feathers, excepting the Back, Head, 

 and Belly, where are fome of a dark afh-colour, and in the middle of the Wings 

 others white, mixt with grey, as in Stores. The reft of the feathers of the body, of 

 the beginning and end of the Wings and of the whole Tail are black. The upper 

 Legs to the middle are void of feathers 5 for it is a Water-fowl. Its flefn is good, 

 which I have often eaten roafted and fried with butter. 



There is found alfo another fort like to this, but much lefs, about the bignefs of a 

 Hen, which is called Matuitui. 



It is common about the River of S. Francis, in Itaptama, and elfe where. 



Chap. IV. 

 * Tl?e Acacalotl or Water r%pm j~ Corvus aquaticus ~\ of Hernandez 



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*He Cock from the end of the Tail to the point of the Bill was almoft four (pans 

 long 5 and of a moderate bignefs. The Legs a fpan and half: The Bill bend- 

 ing like a Bow, two Palms long, and pretty (lender : The Feet cloven into 

 foiir Toes, armed with very black Claws. The Legs are not (b black as the Claws: 

 The Bill is blue, and the Head (mall. The lower feathers are dusky, with red inter- 

 mingled.* But the upper promifcuoufly purple, black, green, and (hining. The 

 Neckis (even inches long. The Head and Neck are covered with dusky, white and 

 green feathers, and fome a little yellowifh. The Eyes are black, but the Iris of a 

 (anguine colour. From the outer angles of the Eyes as far as the Bill for the (pace of 

 one, inch the skin is bare of feathers andfmooth, of a reddifh colour. The Wings 

 underneath are of a (hining changeable colour, which varies according as it varioufly 

 fajfca. reflects the Sun-beams 3 but above near their fetting on firft then of a lovely 



green and Peacock. colour. It is native of the Coaft of Mexico : It lives about Lakes, 

 and feeds upon Fifties. It breeds and brings up its Young in the Spring time in fenny 

 places. It yields a good nourilhment, and not very unplea(ant, but grofs, and ( as 

 other Marfh birds ) of a fiihy fent. This Bird doth not much differ from the Falcinel- 

 « lus of Gefner and Aldrovand. 



Chap. V. 

 * The <Brafilian Guara of MarggraVe : Tlie Indian Curlew of Clujtus jExot. 



IT is a Land and Water-fowl, of the bignefs of the Spoon-bill 3 It hath a Bill of the 

 figure of a Polonian Sword, long, of a whitith afh-colour 3 black Eyes 5 a Neck 

 and Head like the Spon-biU. The Wings end with the Tail,which is (hort,and car- 

 ried low. The Legs are long,the upper half whereof covered with feathers, the reft 

 bare. In eachfootfour Toes, fituate asisufual, long, with fhort Claws, at bottom 

 joyned together by a skin. The Feet and Legs as far as naked are of a light grey, as 

 is alfo the Bill. The whole Bird is covered with feathers of an elegant fcarlet colour : 

 Only the quil-feathers of the Wings have their ends black. This Bird, when firft 

 hatch'd, is of ablackifhcolour 3 next it becomes afti-coloured 3 then white: After 

 by degrees it begins to grow red, and in the fecond year of its age is all over of that 

 colour they call Columbin 3 and as it grows older it acquires that elegant fcarlet co- 

 lour. It feeds upon fifh and flefh, water always added. 



That Bird which CUtQus from a Picture fent him by the Duke of Jrefckot^ defcribed 



* mmtnim by the title of the * Indian Curlew, is without all doubt the fame with this. It ap- 



indkm. proached well to the bignefs of a Curlew: Had a long Neck, along and (harp Bill, 



but crooked like aSithe: Long and (lender Legs, furnifhed with four Toes, of which 



the three foremoft are longeft, the hind-toe fhort: All armed with black Claws. 



The Thighs for half that part that is above the knee are deftitute of feathers : Which 



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