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CHAP, round the eyes, of which the iris is yellow, and its afli- 

 coloured toes are much like thofe of a parrot. Its re- 



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markable beak deferves the moft particular attention, 

 which is ferrated, and of a iize utterly difjTroportioned to 

 its body. This beak, however, which is arched, is as' thin 

 as parchment, and confequently very light ; it is yellow 

 on the top, and on the fides of a beautiful deep orange, 

 incloling a tongue which bears a ftrong refemblance to a 

 feather. The toucan feeds on fruit, efpecially pepper, 

 and is very domeftic. 



I lhall here alfo take the opportunity to defcribe an- 

 other tame bird, which I faw with pleafure at the houfe 

 of Mr. Lolkens, and which I take to be what we call the 

 fly-catcher ; they denominate it in this country fun^ 

 fow/o, becaufe when it extends its wings, which it fre- 

 quently does, there appears, on the interior part of each 

 wing, the moft beautiful reprefentation of a fun. This 

 bird is about the fize of a woodcock, and of a golden 

 colour, but fpeckled ; its legs are very long, and alfo its 

 {lender bill, which is perfectly ftrait, and very pointed. 

 With this it darts at the flies while they creep, with fuch 

 wonderful dexterity and quicknefs, that it never mifles 

 the objeil, which feems to conftitute its principal food ; 

 and this property renders it both ufeful and entertaining. 

 This bird might, with fome degree of propriety, be 

 ftyled the perpetual motion, its body making a continual 

 movement, and its tail keeping time like the pendulum 

 of a clock. 



Having 



