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fummer of that part of the world, and retire to- 

 ward the Equinodial Line at the approach of 

 their winter. Yet, I believe, the Stork breeds 

 in fome parts of the world as far fouth as Egypt, 

 though perhaps the climate may be cooler, be- 

 caufe of its high fituation. For le Bruyn, in 

 his Travels into Mufcovy, Perfia, &c. tells us, 

 that on the tops of the tall pillars in the ruins of 

 Perfepolis he obferved Storks nefts, on fome of 

 them one nefl, on others two. Thofe Storks 

 that pafs to the northward of the wefc from 

 Egypt to the northern coails of Barbary, I fup- 

 pofe breed there, becaufe they continue there all 

 the fummer according to Dr. Shaw's account. 



I fuppofe thofe Storks that vifit the northern 

 parts of Barbary never pafs over the Mediterra- 

 nean lea into Spain, or France ; becaufe v/e have 

 no account of their being found there at any 

 time of the year. Thefe countries may be, for 

 fome caufe unknown to us, not adapted to their 

 nature. I am not of the vulgar opinion, that 

 they avoid thefe lands, becaufe their governments 

 are monarchical. The Stork is, I believe, the 

 largeft bird of pafîage we have in Europe ; it is 



known 



