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forts 5 and in the Northern nioft parts of the Countrey fome Bears. 
The Fowls that keep the Woods arc, wild Turkies^Turkie Buz- 
z4rdsyturtk'Doves^ Fartridies^Umks offeveral forts, which many 
others of lefs note. 
There are alfo divers kinds of fmall Birds, whereof the 
M0ck}9ig'hird^ the Red-bird^ and Uumming-hird ^ are the moft re« 
niarkable ; the firft, for variety and fweetnefs of notes, the fecond 
for his colour, and the laft for the fmalnefsof his body. As to the 
Mocking bird^ befides his own natural notes , which are many and 
pleafanc , he imitateth all the birds in the woods , from whence he 
taketh his namej he fingeth not only in the day, but alfo at all 
hours in [he night, on the tops of the Chimneys; he is ftrangely 
antick in his flying , fometimes fluttering in the air with his head 
right down and tail up, orher times with his rail down and head 
up; being kept tame , he is very docible. The Red bird, as I 
hinted before, taketh his name from his colour, being all over of a 
pure blood-red. The Humming-bird taketh his name from the 
noife he makes in flying : This is of divers colours, and not much 
bigger than a Hornet^ and yet hath all the parts of a bird entire. 
There are five or fix forts of Snakes^ amongft which the Rattle- 
Snake is moft remarkable, being about thebignefs of amanslegg, 
and for the moft part a yard and a half long 3 he hath a Rattle ac 
the end of his Tail, wherewith he maketh a noife when any one ap- 
proacheth nigh him, which feemeth to be a peculiar providence of 
God to warn people to avoid the dagger ; for this Creature is fo 
venemous, that the bite of it is of mofi: dangerous confequence, 
unlefs they fpeedily makeufeof the proper antidote ; of which I 
fliall take occafion to fpeak fomewhat hereafter. There are aJfo 
long bUck Snakes^ lliort and thick bUck Snakes ; this latter fort of- 
ten times fucks the Cows , and caufes them to give bloody milk. 
There is another fort called the Corn-Snake , becaufe he is ufually 
found in Corn-fields ; this is near as big as the Rattle- Snake. There 
are alfo fome other fores of Land- Snakes ^Moi which are more or 
lefs venemous ; befides there are very many Water-Snakes^ that 
keep the Springs and Rivers. 
Of ^^^indians themfelves. 
The Indians are generally well proportioned as to their ftature, 
being fomewhat tall , but no waies corpulent ; their hair black, 
ufually hanging right down; their eyes alfo black, their skin 
tawny,inclining to blackifhnefs ; they live together in Town.^and 
every town is under a feveral King: At the firfl: coming of the 
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