Of Birds. 
Part I. 
that of a Blaci-Bird. The Bill and Head I fhall defcnbe 
more fully. 
They are in length eight inches. The Skull but a little 
above an inch and ? fquare. The upper Beak , which is 
prominent above the Skull near * an inch, is almoft two 
inches high, and an inch and * over 3 confimng of one 
not hollow, but very fpongy Bone, as the Crown of the 
Indian Crow r , or rather more 3 with a ridge all along the 
top, which is blunt behind, and very fharp before 5 the 
end or point hooked down like that of an Eagle 3 and 
both the edges Toothed, as in the Indian Crow. The 
nether Beak near an inch and * over, one and ? high , 
hollowed , ridged underneath , and Toothed as the 
upper. 
The Noftrils ftand flrangely, in a place altogether un- 
ufual, fc . on the top of the Head, behind the top of the 
Bill. The Teeth ferve, doubtlefs, for the fame purpofe, cS 
in the Humgum, and the hidian Crow, 
(a) Lib. 3. Within his Bill, faith Pifo> (a) in the place of the Tongue, 
Scd. 2. j s contamec [ a moveable Feather or black Quill. Were 
it really fuch, it were moft abfurd to think it any other, 
than one there by chance. But if a Tongue, or natu- 
ral Part, it might have fome fuch odd figure, as to have 
fome refemblance to the flump of a Feather. 
The BILL of the FLEMING of Suranam. Very like 
to that of a Toucan, favmg, that it is not fo fharp-ridged 3 
neither is it fpongy within, but perfectly hollow. So that 
the Bird feems to be an other Species of the Toucan 
kind. 
The LEG of a DODO. Called Cygnm Cucullati^ by 
Niei ember gius 3 by Clufius, Gallus Gallinaceus Peregrine 3 
by Bo?itim called Dronte 3 who faith, That by fome it is 
called (in Dutch) Dod-aers. Largely defcribed in Mr. Wil- 
lughbys OmithoL out of Clufiws and others. He is more 
efpecially diftinguilhed from other Birds by the Membra- 
nous Hood on his Head, the greatnefs and ftrength of his 
Bill, the littlenefs of his Wings, his bunchy Tail, and the 
fhortnefs of his Legs. Abating his Head and Legs , he 
feems to be much like an Oftricb^ to which alfo he 
comes near, as to the bignefs of his Body. He breeds 
in Maums Illand. The Leg here preferved is cover d 
