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more than one Egg at a time. They come thither in Spring, and 
fly away in Autumn, but whither, is not known. The Colymhus 
minor ^ ovDidafper, hasfucha ftruflureof pares, that he moves 
much more eafily under water than on its furface, or aloft: He 
raifes himfelf from the water with great difficulty ^ but when he 
is got up into the Air, he can then continue his flight long enough.' 
TheSn?/^;^is very long-lived, and takes akuoft two moneths time 
in hatching her Eggs: And the wild kind of Swans have their 
wind-p pcs paffing into the Stermm^ and there refleftingor turn- 
ing back; the Life of which is thought to be, that when this Bird 
fometimes for near half an hour with his whole head and neck dives 
to the bottom for food, turning up his feet on high, there may 
then from that part of his wind-pipe, which is included in the 
faid flieath of the bread , as from a repofitory , be furnifii'c 
Air fufficient for fo long a time of diving* The Bermcle or Clakis^ 
of the Goofe- kind, is not bred out of the rotten boards of fliips, 
nor of fruit fallen from Trees into the Sea, nor of Sea-flhells 5 there 
being nofuch thingasa^quivocal generation in Animalsjand thofe 
Bermcles being known by the experience of credible Obfervers 
to lay and hatch Eggs as other Birds do. 
But if we fliould take notice here of all the curious and remark- 
able Obfervations, recorded in this excellent Work, we Ihould 
- then be obliged to fill up many of thefe Trafls with them alone. 
We muft therefore, having only given the Reader a tafte of them, 
refer him to the Author himfelf, who will doubtlefs fatisfie his ex- 
peftation and curiofity in innumerable particulars : Amongfi: them 
of the extraordinary melodious finging of feme Birds j the annual 
Moulting of all Birds ; the Medicins to be prepared out of fome 
of them, and their very Excrements 5 the artificial Nefts of many 
of them; thetaftingof the Indian Raven of Nutmegs, on which 
he feeds 5 &c« 
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