Of Birds. Part L 
moft, three $ the laft, three and I The hrft of the fourth, 
is alfo four inches long 5 the middlemoft, two and ? 5 
the laft, as much. The hrft of the fifth or utmoft Finger, 
is alfo four inches long 5 the middlemoft, two 5 the laft, as 
many. 
His Thigh an inch and ^ long, and flefhy, yet not much 
above ^ inch over. His Leg two inches long, tendinous, 
and about * of an inch thick. The Tedium, above * inch 
long. The Toes, five 3 each of them about an inch and I 
long 5 and each having a Claw, like that on his Thumb. 
The two inmoft, have each two Bones 5 the other have 
three. 
The Membrane which makes the Wings, excepting 
only his Head, Neck, two joynts of his Thumb and the 
bottom of his Feet, is fpread from the top of his Back, over 
all his Parts. 
He hath no Tail. 
The fhape and number of his Teeth, fhew him to be a 
Voracious Creature. The Claws of his Thumb and Feet, 
that he is alfo Rapacious. The ftruclure of his Wings is 
admirable. For were they to be always ftretched out, 
they were (as to the length of the Bones) the moft irregular 
and ill contrived of any thing that ever was feen. But 
being made to open and fhut, fhew the greater Artifice, in 
having the Bones of fuch a length, as might ferve for all 
the Politions betwixt being quite open and quite clofe. 
The particular explication whereof, notwithftanding, can- 
not be made, without examining the feveral Mufcules, by 
which all the laid pofitions are determined. 
Another WEST-INDIAN "BAT of the fame 
kind. There are many of them in Brafile. The Chine- 
00 Kirch, jes efteem of them as a delicate fort of meat, (a) Barlaus 
chm. niuftr. mentlons a Water-Bat, which the Natives of Brafile call 
(b) Res Bra- Guacucua. (b) In the fame Ifland, there is a fort of great 
fil. p. 224. g atj tnat as jyj en ] ie a fl ee p with their Legs naked, will fuck 
their blood at a Wound fo gently made, as not to awake 
them : whereby they are oftentimes in danger of bleeding 
rOPifo's to death, (c) 
Hift. N. The H E A D of an O S T R I C H. Caput Struthio- 
cameli. He is accurately defcribed in Mr. WiUughbys 
Ornithologia. His Head, like that of a Goofc 5 he hath 
great 
