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Of Achalala&li and Amalozque, birds with rings about their necks. 



JTs filver- coloured ring adorns the Neck of AchalalaUli, or the Bird that tolTes and 

 throws fifties about. Some call it Michalala&li. It is of the bignefs and fhape 

 of a Dove, hatha black, (harp Bill, three inches long, and thick for the proportion 

 of its body. Its Head is .adorned with a long creft, from blue inclining to black. Its 

 Belly is covered with white feathers, and its Neck beautified with a white ring. Its 

 Wings underneath are white, but their ends brov/n, fpotted with white : Above, 

 like the reft of the body, blue, but their extreme parts black, and fpotted every 

 where with whit'; fpecks. Its Tail is partly black, partly blue, but at intervals alfo 

 varied with white fpots. Its Legs are red 5 its Feet divided into Toes, ending in black 

 * Not native Claws : Its Eyes black, and Irides white. It is a * ftranger to this Country of 

 bfrdrfpat 8 a Mexico, and frequents Rivers and Fountains, feeding upon little fifti and water 

 fage. Infecls. It is edible 3 but of like tafte and nouriihment with other Fen and Mar On 



birds. 

 ' Nor is the Amalozque or red-neckt bird of lefs beauty. It is alfo a Marfh-bird, of the 

 bignefs of our common Turtle-dove: Its Legs and Feet (which are divided into Toes) 

 being of a delayed fed, [or white dafhed with red :] Its Claws black : Its Bill of a mo- 

 derate length, (lender, and black: ItsEyes black, and Irides red. The lower parts 

 of the Bread:, Belly, and Wings are white : But its Tail, which is of a moderate big- 

 nefs, is (prinkled with fulvous and black : But, what is moft remarkable, two black 

 collars, diftant by the breadth of ones little finger, encompafs the Neck and Breaftj 

 the foremoft whereof incircles it round, the hindmoft fails and difappears in the 

 upper part, [ or above the Neck. ] On both (ides are two white fpots of equal big- 

 nefs, above the Eye toward the Neck, and reaching almoft to it. The upper part of 

 the body and alfo the tail are of a white, black, and fulvous colour. But the Wings 

 above* fulvous and brown. This Bird is native of the Lake of Mexico, breeding and 

 bringing up its young there in the Spring-time. Its fleih is eaten, and affords like nou- 

 riihment with that of other Water-fowl. It feeds upon little fifties, Gnats, and other 

 Water-Infers. It hath a louder and ftr on ger cry than futes to the proportion of its 

 body : yet is it not to be numbred among the clamorous birds. 



The healing Wood-pecker, or Tleuquecholtototl. 



THis Tleuquecholtototl or Bird with a Head like the Spoon-bill [ Platea. ] It is big- 

 ger than a Blackbird, hath a long black Bill, but the nether Chap much the 

 fhorter. The crown of the Head, and almoft the whole Neck above is red, the 

 lower parts being altogether cinereous. The Wings and Back are black, varied with 

 traniverfe white lines. It lives in the fields of Pavatlan, in the Province of Totona- 

 capa. It is a kind of Wood-pecker, that perforates trees, the red feathers of whofe 

 Head being applied and glued to the Head are reported to cure the Head-ach : Whe- 

 ther they came to be of that opinion, becaufe they grow on the birds Head, or found 

 it to be 10 by fome experiment. 



Of the Wood-pecker that breeds in the time when the rains fall. 



QVatotoni is a kind of Woodpecker of the bignefs of a Hoopoo, varied with a black 

 and brown colour. Its Bill, wherewith it perforates trees, is three inches long, 

 Itrong and white, the nether Chap the fhorter. Its Head is fmall, covered with a 

 red plumage, adorned alfo with a red creft, three Jnches long, and black at top. 

 On each fide the Neck goes down a white ftroke [fafcia ] as low as the breaft. Its 

 Legs and feet are of a livid or lead-colour. It lives not far from the South Sea : Builds 

 upon high trees: Feeds upon Cicada, oxTlaolli, Worms, and other Infers. It 

 breeds in the time that the rains fall, that is from the month of May to September. 

 It is neither good to eat, norufeful for any thing elfe that I have heard of. 



Of the $)ueen of the Aura;. 



COzcacoauhtli the Indians call aBird, which they fay is the Queen of thofefowl 

 the Mexicans call Aurd. It doth not lefs deferve that name from its conftancy 

 or firmnefs againft all the force ofblafts, and impulfe of winds. It approaches in 

 bignefs 



