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at the end of^his Houfe with Boards pur- 

 pofely for them. 



Their Swallow differs but little from ours^ 



They have a Bird they call a Blue-bird^ 

 of a curious azure colour about the bignefs 

 . of a Chafinch. 



There be other forts of Goldfinches varie- 

 gated with Orange and Yellow Feathers, ve- 

 ry fpecious and beautiful. 



Sparrows not much different from the Eng^ 

 lijl)^ but build not in the Eaves of Houfes 

 that ever I faw. 



The Snow-bird which I take to be much 

 the fame with our Hedge-Sparrow ; this is fo 

 called becaufe it feldom appears about Houfes 

 but againft Snow or very cold Weather. 



The Humming Bird that feeds upon the 

 Hony of Flowers : I have been told by fbmc 

 Perfons, that they have kept of thefe Hum- 

 ming Birds alive^ and fed them with Water 

 and Sugar : they are much the fmalleft of all 

 Birds y have long Bills and curious coloured 

 Feathers, but differ much in colour- 



Hearons three or four feveral Ibrts, one 

 larger than the EngUjh^ feather'd much like 

 a Spanijh Goofe. 



Another fort that only comes in Summer 

 Milk white, with red Legs very lovely to 

 behold. 



The Bittern is there lefs than in Englandj^ 

 and does not make that founding Noife that 

 ever I heard. 



Curlews Ibmething lefs than our EngUjlh^ 

 tho' bigger than a Wimbrel. 



The Sandpiper much refembling the EngUJh* 



The Snipe, two forts, one refembling ours, 



the other much lefs. The 



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