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The Natural Hijlory 



CHAP. Ii 

 Of the Bird s. 



t. ^PHE Hunch-hack. A Water Fowl, with a 

 A DuckVbill, its Head black, Belly white, 



Back brown. 



2. The Spoon-Bill. Its Back and Wings Flefh co- 

 loured, the reft white ; is good Meat. 



3. The greater Bill-Bird, or Toucan. Its Breaft 

 bright Gold, the Belly or Thighs red, Tail black 

 tipt with red. 



4. The leffer Bill-Bird. The Body and Breaft 

 moftly yellow, with a red Circle crofs the laft. 



5. The Chrifimas-Bird. Is almdft as big as a 

 Pidgeon, it has about the Throat many Inch-long 

 black Watles ; it never cries but in December and 

 Beginning of January, but then may be heard a 

 great way off. 



6. The King-Bird. An elegant Sort of Bird of 

 Paradife. 



7. The Mufiacho-Bird. He has on each Side eight 

 or ten thick Briftles Sanding both forwards and fide- 

 ways ; the Tail eight Inches, the two outfide Fea« 

 thers longer than the reft. 



8. The Unicorn-Bird. Has a Horn on his Head 

 above two Inches long, which is faid to be a great 

 Counter-poifon. The Female bigger than a Swan, 

 and the Male twice that Bignefs. 



9. The Tellow-Breaft. About the Bignefs of a 

 Sparrow, partly yellow and Steel-blue ; thefe are 

 kept in Cages, and love to be five or fix together. 



10. The Green-Cap. Is of the Chaffinch Size, 

 paitjy yellow and Steel-blue, but when it flies it ap- 

 pears ftreakt with black and yellow. 



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