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and: when it is frightened it raifes its creft. 
__ The back is fpotted with black and white ;, the 
: ~ are fhort'; the outer toe.is fixed to the middie 
toe in part. 
The natural fituation of the creft is‘to fall 
down backwards. 
A Hoppoe that had been. caught fome time; 
- was very fond of the woman who took care’ 
+ of it; he feemed never happy but when he was 
with her only. If ftrangers came he was afraid, 
and raifed his creft. Though the. windows of 
| the houfe were often left open, he did not wifh 
pack, he went into the window of a convent 
4 which was left open, and there he died, becaufe 
and worms. 
Its common food is thofe infects which are 
| found’ on thre ground or. fly very low, as beetles, 
f ants, worms, dragon-flies, wild bees, and cater- 
_ where Niece are many infects, When the waters 
ofthe Nile, after overflowing, are returning within 
D 5 ‘ther 
- many ny parts of Europe, and fometitaes in Eng+ 
ee make his efcape. One day, however, being. 
¥ ‘affrighted by fomething new, he flew away; he 
a did not go far, but not being able to find his way 
'¢ they did not know what was his proper food. 
“Hoppoes may be fed with raw meat, a and exes, 
pillars. He is generally found in marfhy places, 
