OF BIRDS. 4X 
cealed. They breed twice a year, and build on 
low branches or ftumps of trees. ‘They feed their 
young with worms, and fmall infe&ts, whilft they 
are in the neft; afterwards they eat grain and 
erafs. 
Their flefh is efteemed a delicacy, and they 
may be tamed. | 
Another fpecies is called the Courier, becaufe 
it is faid to outrun the fwifteft horfe ; it flies low. 
This bird is found in Mexico, its plumage is 
white and tawny ; the tail is long and greem, 

Genus 63, NUMIDA, 
The head is furnifhed with a horn.. The neck is come 
preffed and naked, or only flightly befet with briflles. 
It has wattles hanging from the cheeks. 
The bill is furnifhed with a cere, in tine the not 
are lodged, 
H1S bird is called the Pintado, or Gaines 
Fowl. It comes originally from Africa, 
and may in fome meafure be tamed, it runs about, 
making a frequent and fcreaming noife 5 the fea- 
‘thers of the neck are turned upwards from the 
back. 
