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fun-rife fets up a very loud cry, which is thought to be the loud- 

 eft of all birds in the new world ; at which time the eyes appear 

 red, as does a fmall fkin under the breaft, which is not at all feen, 

 except when the bird makes fuch exertions, or is angry. This 

 cry is very like the word Parraqua; and is repeated many times 

 together; and often many cry at once, or anfwer one another, 

 but mod in breeding-time, which is twice in the year; at each 

 time laying from four to fix eggs ; making the neft in low 

 branches, or ftumps of trees, and behaving with their chickens 

 in the fame manner as hens. They feed on grain, feeds, and 

 herbs ; but feed the young in the neft with worms and fmall in- 

 fers. Thefe, with many other birds, inhabit the woods by day, 

 coming out into the open favannas morning and evening to feed ; 

 at which times they are chiefly killed by the natives and near in- 

 habitants. They may be brought up tame ; and their flefh is 

 much efteemed. 



L'Hoitlallotl, Buf. oif. ii. p. 395. — Fern. Hijl. N. Hifp. ch, lii. p. 25. 



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HPHI S bird is imperfectly defcribed by Fernandez; and is faid Description. 



to be eighteen inches long. The general colour of the plu- 

 mage white, inclined to fulvous ; about the tail black, mixed 

 with fome fpots of white : the tail itfelf is long, and of a green 

 colour, reflecting in fome lights like the feathers of a Peacock : 

 the wings are fhort. 



Inhabits the hotter parts of Mexico. Place. 



Jt flies flow j but is recorded to outrun thejwiftejl horfe *. 



* Hiji, de$ nif. 



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