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made a turn round, and purfued Its flight, 
Amiroo, upon this, aflced me why I did not 
fire until I had killed it: but I could give 
him no anfvver, except that the bird was too 
common; that I did not care for it; and that, 
befides, lb much noife might frighten others 
which I was more defirous of procuring. 
By this fhift, however ^aukward, I avoided 
explaining Vv^hat it was prudent for me ever 
to conceal from him ; and I increafed that 
idea of fuperiorlty with w^hich a white mail, 
every where impreffes a favage. 
My excurfion was fufBciently fuccefsful ; 
and, among other birds, I killed a cuckow 
entirely unknown, which will form a new 
fpecies in this genus. 
Its plumage, which had nothing remark- 
able in it, was, throughout almoft the whole 
body, of a dark brown colour. Its fong 
confifts of feveral founds differently accented, 
and it may be heard at a great diftance. As 
it fings whole hours without interruption, it 
betrays itielf, and diredls the fowler where 
to find it. In my ornithology I have named 
it the criard. 
I killed likewife fome fij-catchers, and a 
great number of touracos, of which we made 
fricalTees, 
