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all like the other Gogs, or Cuckows, but refembles the bleating 

 of a Goat, and is therefore by fome called Jord-Geed, or Ground 

 Goat : it is mod heard in the night. Some call it alfo the Fog- 

 Bird, becaufe it is oftneft feen in mifty weather. 



Hoeg. 'The Hoeg, or Hawk, a well-known and hurtful Bird of prey : 



there are three forts of them in this country ; the largeft is the 

 Gof-Hawk, which is flrip'd with green, and feems nearly related 

 to the Falcon : this lives upon Growfe, Chickens, and Pigeons. 

 It will not meddle with a dead carcafe, as if it were of a more 

 noble kind than other Birds of prey. They often keep about 

 the frefh water, and watch to catch the fifh that come within 

 their reach. Another fort, are lefs and of a brown colour, called 

 Spurre-Hoge, becaufe they do not carry away any thing but fmall 

 Birds; and there is flill a leffer fort of the fame colour, called Mufe- 

 Hoge, becaufe they, like the Owl, devour the ground or 

 wood-mice. They hover in the air till the moufe comes in their 

 way, and then drop down at once upon it. 



Hobs. The Hons : the cocks and hens in general of this fpecies, which 



is one of the moll: extenfive among the Bird kind, are found 

 here of every fort as in Denmark or Germany, the Peacock not 

 excepted. Pheafants are the only kind which I do not remem- 

 ber to have feen here, though I don't doubt but that they might 

 be bred in Norway, as well as in other places^ with expenfive 

 regulations *. 



That the great India Hons, the Turkey kind, commonly calfd 

 Kalkunske, but more properly Calecutiske Hons, fhould thrive 

 here as well as in warmer countries, one would not believe., if 

 experience did not convince us; yet it is true., that they do not 

 grow quite fo large as in other places. 

 Of Agger-Hons I have already treated. 



* His Excellency Count Rantzau, our former Stadtholder, in his time kept Phea- 

 fants ; but with what fuccefs, or whether they left behind them any young, I have 

 not learnt. 



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