Birds. The Yemma, and Crows. 73 
rots, Parakites, Flamingo’s, Carrion-Crows, <59?* 
Chattering-Crows, Cockrecoes, Bill-Birds 
finely painted, Correfoes, Doves, Pigeons, 
Jefietees , Clocking-Hens, Crabcatchers, 
Galdens, Currecoo’s, Moicovy Ducks, 
common Ducks, Widgeons, Teal, Cur- 
lews, Men of War Birds, Booby’s, Nod- 
dy’s, Pelicans, &c. 
The Temma is bigger than a Swan, grey- 
feathered, with a long thick fharp-point' 
ed Bill. 
The Carrion-Crow and Chattering- 
Crows, are called here Mackeraw’s, and are 
like thofe I defcribed in the l¥efi-lndies, 
C Vol. II. Part II. p. 67 .] The Bill of the 
Chattering-Crow is black, and the Upper- 
Bill is round, bending downwards like a 
Hawks-Bill, rifing up in a ridge almoft 
femicircular, and very lharp, both at the 
Ridge or Convexity, and at the Point or 
Extremity: The Lower- Bill is flat ^nd 
fliuts even with it. I was told by a Por- 
tegueze here, that their Alegre- Wenches 
make Love- Potions with thefe Birds. And 
the Portuguefe care not to let them have 
any of thefe Birds, to keep them from that 
Superftition : As I found one Afternoon 
when I was in the Fields with a Padre 
and another, who fliot two of them, and 
hid them, as they faid, for that reafon. 
They are not good Food, but their Bills 
are reckoned a good Antidote againil Poi- 
fon. The 
