The Natural Hiflory 



CHAP. If. 



Of the Birds. 



i. '"TpH E Hunch-bach A Water 

 JL Fowl, with a Ducks-bill, its 



Head black, Belly white, IWe brown. 



2. The Spoon-Bill. Its Back and Wings 

 Flefh coloured, the reft white ^ is good 



Meat, 



3. The greater Bill-Bird, or Toucan. 

 Its Breaft bright Gold, the Belly or Thighs 

 red, Tail black tint with red. 



4. The leffer Bill-Bird. The Body and 

 Breaft moftly yellow, with a red Circle 

 crofs the laft. 



5. The Chriftmas-Bird. Is almoft as big 

 as a Pidgeon, it has about the Throat many 

 inch-long black Watles 5 it never cries 

 but in December and begginning of Ja- 

 nuary, but then may be heard a great way 

 off. < 



6. The King-Bird. An elegant fort of 

 Bird of Paradife. 



7. The Muflacho-Bird. He has on each 

 fide eight or ten thick Briftles (landing both 

 forwards and tideways 5 the Tail eight In- 

 ches, the two outfide Feathers longer then 

 Hie reft. 



8. The Unicorn-Bird. Has a Horn on 

 Ills Head above two fciches long, which i| 

 /" " ' ; ' ' * . laid , 



