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Of the Ringing Night-bird. 



CBicuatli or the Night-bird is of the bignefs of our Woodcock^, hatha long, flen- 

 der, black Bill, and crooked yellow feams near each Eye. The lower parts of 

 the body are of a pale colour, with a few black feathers intermixt about the Neck. 

 The Eyes are black, with yellow hides. The reft of the body 'k> of a mingled colour 

 of fulvous, brown, and grey. It lives in the Mountains, and dies low : Being kept in 

 a Cage it prattles or chatters prettily. It is eafily brought up, for it is wont to feed 

 upon bread made of Tlaolli, Worms, Gnats, and other Infe&s. It is taken both in hot 

 and cold Countries •-, it feeds fat, and affords no contemptible noui iihment. Some 

 there are that call \tChiauatototl from the Owl, being a Bird not lefs Augural and omi- 

 nous than that. 



Of the Xomotl. 



WE owe the protection and coverture of our nakednefs not to Sheep and Qua- 

 drupeds only j for the Indians weave the feathers of this Bird into their Gar- 

 ments. It is whole-footed, hath its Back and Wings above'Black, its Bread J^rown. 

 When it is angry it ruffles up the feathers upon its Head like a Creft. 



Of the Rabihorcado. 



T His Bird divides its forked Tail into two parts, (bmetimes opening, fometimes 

 (hutting or drawing them together like a Tailors Sheers : Therefore it is called 

 Rabihorcado, and by the Portughefe, Raboforcado. I 



Jin account of fome Birds of ffoFerroe or Fenoyer Iflands, out ofUoicrsEpiJik to CluC 



THe Birds of the firji and fecond Clajjis are it. fitted already into this veorki in their 

 proper places. 



In the third CUffis or rank (faith the Author} t place three Species different in 

 Jhape, but in this quality very near of kin that they prefage ftormsand tempefts, and 

 abide only far out at Sea. The biggeft of thefe is much about the bignefs of an ordi- 

 nary Pullet, [_ or middle-fized Hen, ] of the (hapeof a Falcon. It is commonly, and 

 not improperly, called Haffhert, i. e. The Sea-horfe. It is all over of an afh-colour, 

 and every where fpotted with white 5 it hath a crooked Beak like a Falcons, but 

 fhorter. At the fight thereof the Fifhermenare horribly afraid, as they are alfo at the" 

 appearance of the two following, and make to the Shoaras faft as they can, beiftg . 

 furethat there is a dangerous tempeft at hand. 



The fecond,called Storm 'finely , is a little bigger than a Sparrow.. This alfo is all grey.* 

 but without fpots, having a very (lender Bill. You might with better reafon term 

 this Pegafus than the former : For that you (hall to admiration fee it with incredible 

 velocity run upon the very Waves, croffing<of them as fwift as the Wind, being carr 

 ried on like a ftorm, as its name imports. If; flocks of thefe draw near to any Vei- 

 felsatSea^ experienced Mariners know they ranlft prefently lowr their Sails. This Bird 

 feems to have fome affinity with that which Oviedus mentions in his fourteenth Book 

 of the natural and general Hiftory of the Indies, about the beginning of the firft 

 Chapter, telling us, that the Mariners call it Patines / It being of equal velocity in 

 flying even in a troubled and tempeftuous Sea, fo that one would think it ran with a 

 fwift courfe over the tops of the" Waves. 



The third Species namecLBarnfiard, is equal to a Sparrow, white unler the Breaft, 

 with the Neck and Back black: Its Beak is alfo black, and fomewhat broad : Its Feet 

 red: This is as fwift in fwimming as the Stormjinckjm running. Where thefe three 

 kinds breed their Young is not known. Whence, in my opinion, among all that we 

 have enumerated they ieem to come nearefttothedefcriptionof the Halcyon 3 though 

 in colour they do not altogether agree with P/z»/e/defcription. 



5. In the fifth rank remain to be defcribed two different forts of wild Gee fe $ the 

 former whereof, called Helfingegnaat, hath a black Head and Neck encompaded with a 

 white ring, a white Breaft, grey Wings, a blue Back, and red Feet.. In bignefs it an- 

 fwers to a Duck : The other fort [_Erandgaas J is a little leis thar> a wild Goofe. Its 

 Head is grey : Its Neck compaffed with a circle of red: Its Breaft grey, in like 



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