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{hining and green. The circumference of the Tail both above and beneath is white, 

 elfeit is black underneath, and of a Peacock colour above. This alfo is a ftranger 

 coming from fome other Country to the Lake of Mexico, and its flelh is fuch kind of 

 meat as that of other marfh Birds. 



0/ the crefled Eagle, 



THis is a beautiful kind of Eagle, and as it were crowned like a Kingly Bird $ the 

 Indians call it Tzquauhtli. Its Bill is yellow at the root, then blacky Its Talons 

 black : Its Feet of a pale colour : Its Legs and Belly mingled of black and white : Its 

 Neck fulvous} its Back and Tail black and brown: °Its creft or crown black. It is 

 about as big as a common Ram 5 and is as ftout and hardy as the fierceft creatures, fo 

 that being reclaimed and kept tame upon a Height provocation, it will aflault and fly 

 upon even men themfelves. Vet is it very t^pie and gentle, and becomes as fit and fer- 

 viceable for hawking as other Hawks, of whichit is a kind. 



Of the Bird having three tunes, or notes. 



A Small Bird that fings very fweetly is found in Hifyanioia. it fings in three feveral 

 voices or notes, varying its tune with almoft indivisible modulations : from a 

 ftiarpnote prefently falling down toothers, that it feems to utter them all together, 

 and with one breath to form feveral notes, as if they proceeded from three throats. 

 An anonymous manufcript Author, who affirms that himfelf hath heard, thinks that 

 there is no bird in the World fings more pleafantly, yea, that it clearly excels the 

 Nightingale in the almoft inexplicable fweetnefs of its accents. This Bird he faith he 

 law not, only heard it: But from the teftimony of others he declares that it is very 

 beautiful, and adorned with wonderful variety of lovely colours. 



Of the Water-Sparrow. 



ACotetloquichitl or the Water-Sparrow, the Cock fings pertinacioufly without in- 

 termi(fion. From Sun-rifing to Sun-fetting it chirps and cries ftiffly with a noife 

 like the fqueakingof Mice. It gratifies the Palate more than the Ear. It fits upon 

 Rufties and Seggs, and among them it builds. For bignefs and fhape it refemblesa 

 Sparrow, yet its Bill is black} its Legs and Feet fulvous. The lower or underfideof 

 the body is for the moll: part white : The reft fulvous, varied with a kind of white 

 and black. It is found in the coafts of Mexico. 

 This Bird is not much unlike that we have intitledthe Reed-Sparrow. 



Of the hoarfe Bird. 



THe ludicrous motion and contraction of its Neck at pleafure hath ennobled the 

 Acaca cahncaUti, or water bird that cries hoarfly : For the hoarfenefs of its voice 

 hath given it its name, It is of that kind of Halcyons [ King-fiihers ] which our 

 Country-men [_ Spaniards ] are wont to call Martinet Pefcador, which naturally fre- 

 quents Rivers and Streams of water to get its food. It is a little lefs than a vpildDuck^, 

 having its Bill and Neck of a fpan long : Its Bill is about three fingers breadth long, of 

 a moderate thicknefs, ending in aiharp point, and very fit to ftrike and peck withall, 

 black above, white underneath, and pale about the fides. The Pupil of the Eye is 

 black, the Iris next the Pupil red, then pale, and at Iaft white. From the Eyes to 

 * or Swathe, the rife of the Bill proceeds a * line \_fafcia~] of a pale green. Its Legs and Feet ( which 

 are cloven into toes, are green on the out-fide, on the infide incline to palenefs. The 

 colour of the whole body is for the moft part white, with fulvous feathers intermixt : 

 But the upper fide inclines more to brown, the underfide is whiter. The Wings un- 

 derneath are grey } above about the extremes black, next from fulvous inclining to 

 red, then from fulvous declining to pale, and laftly near the Back fulvous. It feeds 

 and lives upon fifties, very eafily becomes tame, and fings not unplealantly j but muft 

 be carefully and tenderly fed with worms, and water-infe&s. You may alfo for 

 want of other more natural food give its flefh to eat. It yields a grofs nourifhment, 

 not unlike to that which wildDucks afford. It is native of the Country of Mexico, 

 and breeds in the Spring among the Rulhes. Whereas the Neck, in comparifon with 

 the reft of its body, is very long, it is wonderful ftrange into whataihortnefs it can 



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