GREEN TODY. 
cavation ^^■ith their bill and claws; give iti 
round form ; hollow out the bottom ; and plae 
pliant straws, dry moss, cotton, and featheri 
which they artfully arrange — and, that the; 
lay four or five eggs; which are grey, an 
spotted with deep yellow. 
" They catch, with great dexterity, flies 
and other small winged-insects. They ai 
difficult to tame : yet we may succeed, if the 
are young; and fed by their parents, in a cag( 
till they can cat by themselves. They have- 
strong attachment to their brood ; and will 
leave them, as long as they hear them cry. i 
" We have seen, that Sloane and Brown< 
found this bird in Jamaica: it occurs, also, i 
Martinico ; whence M. De Chanvalon sent 
to M. De Reaumur. It appears, therefor^ 
that this species inhabits the islands, and cor 
tinent, in the warmest parts of North-Amer 
ca : but w^e cannot discover whether it also u 
sides in South- America; at least, Marcgra^ 
makes no mention of it." 
