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P. 155. 



44 Nature does nothing in vain."— A very remarkable inftance 

 of this hath of late occurred. 



Dr. Dowglas had difcovered, that in the neck of the cock buf- 

 tard a bladder was lodged capable of holding two quarts of water. 

 Sir Afhton Lever lately purchafed from a poulterer a hen of 

 this bird, in the neck of which there was not the fame provilion. 

 Now buftards build their nefts in large trails of corn at a diftance 

 from water : the male therefore feems to be provided with fuch 

 a receptacle, to be ufed whilft the female is fitting, or whilft her 

 young brood cannot move far from the neft. 



A gentleman long refident at Morocco, where they frequently 

 fly their hawks at buftards, hath alfo informed me that the 

 cock makes ufe of this refervoir of liquor againft thefe affailant?, 

 and commonly thus baffles them. 



It is well known that in moft birds the male is the warrior ; 

 and the buftard wants not only the common defence for fo 

 large a fowl, of a fpur, but hath no hind claw whatfoever. 

 Such a refervoir therefore feems neceffary for this fecond pur- 

 pofe. 



P. 274, 



All thefe circumftances in a plant are neglected from attend- 

 ing only to the parts which clafs according to different fyftems, 

 and particularly that of Linnaeus. 



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