2 io. BIRDS. 
from Eaft to Weft, or Weft to Eaft. Hence it feefflS 
probable, that thofe which winter inNatolia, come 
from the borders of Mufcovy, Tartary, &c. and 
thofe which winter in Egypt, from the oppose 
parts of Greece and Southern Europe. 
The Birds of Damiata in Egypt, 1751* 
Fulica atra. The Coot. 
Anas grifea mediocris, roftro apice piano lato 
tundato. The grey Duck. 
Pelecanus Onocrotalus. 
HTHEPelecan, I faw at Damiata, was quite white > 
A and that I faw at Smyrna was of a greyilh, 0 
dark colour. The inhabitants of Damiata make 
veffel out of the upper part of the beak, with wlu c 
they lade the water out of their boats. 
Anas Cygnus s. The Swan. 
I saw this on the coaft of Damiata, near EgfP 
Poulle de Ris of the French. * 
This is of the Hen tribe (Ordo Gallina^ 
I.innrei.) Corolla coccinea : reflexa in vertice. ^5 
plentiful in the fields, during the growth or ^ jf 
Rice. The feafon was not yet come, in ; r js 
might be procured ; for about this time thefe 
s Lin. Syft, Nat. P. 122. N. t. 
