eo, THE NATURAL HISTORY 
fome of the Afiatic iflands. ‘It has been found 
in moft of the iflands in Afia and in the South 
Seas. In Sumatra and Java, there is a very 
large breed; it is faid that the Cock is fo tall as 
to peck off a common dining-table ; that when 
it is tired it refts on the firft joint of its leg, andis 
then taller than a common fowl. 
The Cock fcratches the ground for worms and . 
infects, and fwallows {mall ftones, which help him 
to digeft his food. 
Birds of this fpecies eat grain, bread, infects, 
and even meat. There have been -inftances of 
poultry which, by long confinementin a menagerie, 
where there was no grafs, and few or no worms, 
er infects, but where they could get at fome 
horfe-flefh (which was kept there occafionally — 
for dogs) grew fo fond of animal food, that 
‘they fometimes killed and devoured one another. 
They deftroyed fome very young Turkeys, and 
fed greedily upon them, though they were plen- | 
tifully fupplied with barley. “The berries of elder 
is very hurtful to them. — ; 
‘They have three ftomachs, if we dllow the 
gizzard to be one; and the power ‘of this laft is 
"fo great, that in four hours it will reduce into the 
fineft powder a hollow ball of glafs, ftrong enough’ 
to bear a weight of four pounds, without break- 
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