Book III. 0^3^lTH0L0gr. z 97 



note is common to it with all other birds which are wont to frequent watery and 

 fenny places. Its Tail was {hort, not exceeding the ends of the Wings. But the 

 feathers inverting the whole body were of another colour than thofe of our common 

 Curlew, for they were wholly red like Vermilion, excepting the ends of the quil- 

 feathers of the Wings, which were black. Its Bill and Legs were yellow, almoft like 

 Oker. 



SECTION V. 



Water ^fowl not pifciyorous, with {lender TBiUs, of a middle length. 



Chap. I. 



* The Himantopus offliny^Jldroy. lib. 20. cap. 30. 



s He whole Belly, Breaft, and under-fide of the Neck is white, as is alio the 

 Head beneath the Eyes : For above the Eyes it is black, and fo is it too on 

 the Back and Wings. The Bill islikewife black, a Palm and more long, (len- 

 der, and fit to ftrike Wood-lice, and other Infects. ; The Tail from white inclines to 

 a(h-colour, but underneath is white. On the upper fide of the Neck are black fpots 

 tending downward. The Wings are very long. The Legs and Thighs are of a won- 

 derful length, very fmall and weak, and (b much the more unfit to ftandupon, be- 

 caufe it wants a hind-toe, and the fore-toes for the length of the Legs are ihort , fo 

 that well and of right may it be called Himantopus, or Loripes, its Legs being foftand 

 flexible like a thong or ftring. The Toes are of almoft equal length, and of a fan- 

 guine colour, yet is the middle toe a little the longeft. The Claws, are black, fmall, and 

 a little crooked. 



See Gefiiers defcription of this bird, and what elfe he hath concerning it in the 

 Author himfelf, ox'mAldrovandus, whorepeatsitoutof h.im,Owithol.Yib.20. cap.30. 

 To fay the truth, it hath not been our hap as yet to fee this bird. 



Chap. II. 

 * The Crex of Bettonius. 



IT hath long Legs like the Limofa, called by the French >, Chevalier, but is bigger" 5 

 yet leiTer than the Curlew. It hath a long, black Bill like the Curlew •-, and alfo 

 black legs and Head, the Neck* back, and Breaft white. The reft of the upper 

 parts of the body incline to afti-colour. The Wings areblackiln, croiTed on both 

 fides by a white line near the * ridge. It feeks its food on the ground, and in the air alio * The Latine 

 purlues and preys upon flies, in like manner as the Lapwing. When it flies it makes a wor ls c< ^ '*' 

 great noife. 



This Bird Bel/oniusfow about the River Nile 5 and thence gueffed it to be the Crex 

 of Arijiotle, becaufeinits cry it often repeats this word Crex, Ctex. 



Chap. III. 

 The Sea-<Pie: Haematopus Bellonii, 



T is of the bignefs of a Magpie or Crow : of the weight of eighteen ounces : From 

 Bill to Tail, or Claws ( for it is all one ) eighteen inches long. 



Its Bill is ftreight, three inches long, narrow, Or comprefled fideways, end- 

 ing (harp, of a red colour, [ In another birdj perchance a young one, the Bill was 



Qjj half 



