foft Note, feeds on the Ground; and as I remember has 
the Spec ifical Character of a long Heel, it is more in- 
clined to yellow, and has a large half Moon on its 
Breaft of yellow ; if it have not a long Heel, Quare, 
Whether a Species of the Yellow-hammer. 
They have a Martin very like, only larger than ours, 
that builds after the fame manner. The honourable 
Col Bacon has remarked for feveral Years, that they 
conftantly come thither upon the Tenth of March one 
or two of them appearing before, being feen hovering 
in the Air for a Day or two then go away, and as he 
fuppofed return cl with the great Flock. The Colonel 
delighted much in this Bird, and made like Pidgeon 
holes at the end of his Hcufe with Boards purpofely for 
them. 
Their Swallow differs but little from ours. 
They have a Bird they call a Blew-bird, of a curious 
azure colour about the bignefs of a Chafinch. 
There be other forts of Goldfinches variegated with 
red, orange and yellow Feathers, very fpecious and 
beautiful. 
Sparrows not much different from the Englijh, but 
build not in the Eaves of Houfes that ever I faw. 
The Snow 7 - bird which I take to be much the fame 
with our Hedge Sparrow ; this is fo called becaufe it 
feldom appears about Houfes but againft Snow or very 
cold Weather. 
The Humming Bird that feeds upon the Honey of 
Flouers : I have been told by fome Perfons, that they 
have kept of thefe Humming Birds alive, and fed them 
with Water and Sugar; they are much the fmalleft of 
all Birds, have long Bills and curious coloured Feathers, 
but differ much in colour. 
Hearons three or four feveral forts, one larger than 
the EvgUJh, feather'd much like a Spamjb Gocie. 
Another 
