“6 NATURAL HISTORY. 
Like the floth, it is incapable either of defence or 
flight. Itisa native of the ifle of France, where it 
was firft found by the Dutch. It isaflerted by fome, 
that the flefh is naufeous, while others, on the contra- 
ry, contend that it is palatable and wholefome. ‘This 
bird grows to fuch an enormous fize, that three or 
four of them are fufficient to dine a hundred failors. 
The dodo, by fome, is thought to be the bird of Naz. 
aa the defcriptionof it being exactly fimilar to that 
ird. 
' This feems to be an entire exception to the general 
nature of birds, both in appearance, as well as activi- 
ty. lfwe except the owls, and birds of that defcrip- 
tion, there are {carcely any but what are agreeable in 
form, and alert in motion; but this, on the other. 
hand, appears formed, not only to difguft the fpecta- 
tor, but to be almoft an immoveable burlefque of the 
feathered tribe. ‘Vere we allowed te give our opin- 
ion of the final caufe of creating fo unfeemly a crea- 
ture, we fhouid fay, it was formed as a foil to the va- 
rious beauties difcovered in the reft of the bird crea- 
tion. 

hehe MEMCUGH04— 
GOLDEN EAGLE. 
"Tuts bird is about three feet nine inches in length, 
and eight fpans in breadth. Its billis ftrong, fharp 
and crooked: The eye has four lids, to guard it a- | 
gain{t exceflive light, and prevent it from external in- | 
juries: The toes are covered with fcales-; and the 
claws are exceedingly ftrong and formidable. Itis 
found in the mountainous parts of Ireland, where its 
fiercenefs has been obferved to attack cats, dogs, — 
fheep, &c. As it feldom lays more than two eggs, it 7 
ig a convincing proof that providence has wifely pre- 
. vented too great an increafe of what might prove of- 

