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is doubtful whether Greenland be not joined to the Continent of America, and it Is 
probable that the Deer may vifit more Southern Parts at fome Seafons of the Year. 
He fays, thefe Licking Ponds are all over the back Parts of our Country, ( Penfihania ) 
Some of them are of a black fulphurous Mud, fome of a pale Clay ; the Deer and 
Elks are very fond of thefe Places, where they refort to lick the Clay or Mud, fo 
that thefe Ponds are enlarged to a Quarter, and fometimes to half an Acre of Ground. 
The Soil he fuppofes contains fome faline Particles that the Deer love. 
Plate 52. I underdand that the Porcupine of Hudfons-Bay is alfo found in 
Nova Scotia , fo that it is likely fome of them may be brought alive to us, as we are 
like to have a firm Settlement in that Part of America. 
Plate 64. Brafilian Pie , or the Bill-Bird, fo called by the Englijh from, 
their mondrous Bills, which are as big as their Bodies. I faw none of thele Birds 
here, (in Brafil) but faw feveral of the Breads flea’d off and dried for the Beauty 
of them: The Feathers were curioufly coloured with Red, Yellow, and Orange- 
Colour. See Dampier' s Voyage to New-Holland , P. 74. The fame Author in his 
Voyage to the Bay of Campeachy, P. 69. fays, there are two or three Sorts of Bill- 
Birds , fo called by the Englijh , becaufe their Bills are almoft as big as themfelves.. 
The larged I ever faw are about the Size of Englijh JVood-peckers , (I fuppofe he means- 
the Greater Green Sort) and much like them : There are others of afmaller Sort, but 
they are not often met with. I never faw many of them. 
Plate 70. I have been informed by his Grace the Duke of Leeds , that the 
European Red-legged Partridge , had been bred and increafed by his Grace’s Grand¬ 
father, at his Seat at Wimbleton in Surry, but were all dedroyed by fome difobliging 
Neighbour. This is diffident to prove that they may be propagated in this Climate, 
and may ferve to encourage Gentlemen (who have ample Conveniencies) to endeavour 
the propagating them in England. 
Plate 80. Since this Plate was publifhed, I have feen a Bird brought 
from Jamaica , which feemed to be the Hen of the fmall American Redflart, it agree¬ 
ing exactly with it, except that it was White, or rather of a Cream-Colour, in thofe 
Parts which are Orange-colour’d in the Bird figur’d in the Plate ; tho’ Mr. Gatejby, 
in his Hijlory of Carolina, fays the Hens are Brown. 
Plate 86. In my Defcription of this Bird, I have faid, that it is called the 
Widow , by the Portuguefe , but I am fince better inform’d, that it is called the Whidah 
Bird, becaufe it is brought frequently to Lijbon, from the Kingdom of Whidah, on 
the Coad of Africa. 
Plate 88. Dampier, in doubling the Cape of Good Hope, has obferved 
the Albatrofs, as I fuppofe. He fays, they have feveral Signs to know when 
they are near the Cape ; one is by the Sea-Fowl they meet at Sea, efpecially th t Al- 
gatrofes, which are very large, long-winged -Birds. See his Voyage round the World, 
Vol. I: P. 531. 
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