74 Bill-bird. Currefo. Turtk-Dom^ ^c. 
The Bill-Birds zxt fo called by the En- 
gli[hf from their monftrous which 
are as big as their Bodies. I faw none of 
thefe Birds here, but faw feveral of the 
Breads flea’d off and dried, for the beau- 
ty of them ; the Feathers were curioufly 
colour’d with red, yellow, and Orange- 
colour. 
The Currefoh ( called here MackeranPs) 
are fuch as are in the Bay of Campeachy 
[Vol. 2. Part 2. p. 6-7 . 3 
Turtle-Doves are in great plenty here ; 
and two^forts of Wild Pigeons ; the one 
fort blackiOi, the other a light grey ; The 
blackilh or dark grey are the bigger, be- 
ing as large as our W ood-Quefts, or Wood- 
Pigeons in England. Both forts are very 
good Meat ; and are in fuch plenty from 
May till September^ that a Man may Ihoot 
8 or 10 Dozen in feveral Shots at one 
Handing, in a clofe mifty Morning, when 
they come to feed on Berries that grow in 
the W oods. 
The Jenetee is a Bird as big as a Lark, 
with blackifh Feathers, and yellow Legs 
and Feet. ’Tis accounted very wholfom 
Foood. 
Clocking-Hens, are much like the Crab- 
catchers, which I have deferibed [_Tol. II. 
Part 2. p. 70.] but the Legs are not alto- 
gether fo long. They keep always in 
fwampy wet places, tho®their Claws arc 
like 
