
Or BIR D's; 29 
If there were no Vultures in hot countries, the: 
dead bodies, and the infide of cows and fheep, 
which are thrown away, would foon become very 
_ oftenfive, and occafion many diforders among the 
inhabitants ; befides, they eat the Serpents and 
Crocodile’s eggs,. and prevent them from in- 
creafing too fait. 
In Paleftine, or the Holy bs and, which is in: 
Turkey in Afia, they would be overrun with Rats 
and Mice, if the Vultures did not deftroy 
them. 
If there were no Eagles, nor Falcons,. nor 
Hawks, nor Kites, perhaps the little birds which 
they prey upon, would increafe fo faft, that there 
might not be food enough for them, and then: 
almoft all of thefe little birds muft be half famifh- 
ed. Itis better for them that a few fhould be 
killed by birds of prey, than that all thould pine. 
away and die of hunger. 
Almoft all birds of prey lay very few eggs, and 
_ have very few young ones. Providence has pre= 
vented their increafing very faft, for if they did, 
they would foon deftroy all the little birds, and at. 
laft die of hunger themfelves.. 
The Owls are very ufeful to us in killing Mice 
and Rats, that woald deftroy our corn, and Moles 
that get into the fields, and would throw out the 
corn by its roots. . 
| Ba: God 
