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never heard it coo, or make any noife. I killed this,, and 

 many others, in our road to Tcherkin. In M. de Buffon'^ 

 collection I fee a bird refembling this, . coming from the. 

 weft of Africa, as I remember ;. but his birds in general, 

 are fo very ill-drawn; and his coloured ones fo fhamefully 

 daubed, that nothing, certain <can be. founded. upon refcm-*- 

 blance. . 



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TSAL T S A L Y, A, ©r* F L Y- 



THE infecl: which we have here before us is a proof 

 how fallacious it is to judge by appearances. If we 

 eonfider its fmall fize,,its weaknefs, want of variety or beau- 

 ty, nothing in the creation is more contemptible and infig* 

 nificant. Yet palling from-thefe to his hiilory, and to the. 

 account of his powers, we muft confefs the very great 

 injuftice we do him- from want of coniideration. We 



