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neck and breatt, which are of a moft beautiful 
glofly blue, are preferved for ornament. 
There are many of the Agamis in the fereets 
of Cayenne, in South America; they wander out 
of the town, and return again to their matter’s 
houfe. They are not afraid of birds of prey, and 
always mafter the poultry. 
They will feed like Chickens upon grain, bul 
they prefer worms and meat. 
Almoft every one of thefe birds takes a fancy 
to follow fome perfon or other in the ftreets, or 
out of the town; and fometimes thofe whom they 
have never. feen before: it is in vain for the 
perfon to attempt to hide himfelf, or go intoa 
houfe, the Agami waits for him, fometimes more 
than three hours, and ftill continues to follow, 
Mr. de la Borde fays, that he has attempted to 
run away from an Agami, but the Agami ran fiill 
fafter, and got before him; he ftopped when the 
Gentleman ftopped. Mr. de la Borde mentions, 
that he knew one who followed al! the ftrangers 
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who came to its mafter’s houfe: when they went — 
into the garden he went with them, walked when 
they walked, and when they ftopped he ftood fill 
It inhabits feveral parts of South America, 
Brazil, Guiana, Surinam, and Amazonia. 
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