23 THE NATURAL HISTORY 
flights of thefe birds ; ic flock was half a i 
in-breadth, and three hours in pafling by. 
Thefe birds, which fly from one climate to ] 
ther, never have any winter: the whole year : 
them is two fummers, and it is faid, that th 
Storks breed a fecond time in Egypt. | 
The Stork is a gentle bird, eafily tamed, ant 
taught to live in gardens, where it deftroys i 
and creeping things. It may be made very fami, 
liar. A Gentleman of Strafbourg, which. is y 
Germany, fays, that he faw a Stork playing wit 
fome children in a garden at hide and feck, i 
ran in his turn when he was touched, and knep 
very well the child whofe turn it was to run, aq 
endeavoured to get out of his way. . 
The Storks are very fond of their young ;_ whe 
they firft attempt to flutter about their nets, 
fupport them on their wings, and defend thee 
from danger. . 
It is faid, too, that they fhew a regard for 
people and for the houfes where they have 
their nefts; that when they come again, t 
make a {napping noife with their bills as they pe 
by the door, as it were to inform the people 
their return; and that they take the fame kind 
farewel when they are going away. 
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