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8 THE NATURAL HISTORY | 




in water, and are fo affe&ted with cold, that they 
will come near enough to the fire to burn their 
feet. ‘ ; 
If one leg be lame they walk upon the other 
with the help of the beak, which they ufe like a 
crutch, for they can lean with it upon the ground, 
_ Savages ufe the beautiful feathers of the Fla. 
mingo for ornaments; and formerly it was fkin- 
ned by the Europeans, and thefe fkins, with the 
feathers upon them, were made into muffs, 
Sometimes Flamingoes will lay their eggs upon 
a low rock, if it proje& or jut out, and be in 
fuch a form, as to allow them to fit aftride upon 
it, with their legs hanging down, one on each 
fide, 
