

GILLA 
FRING 

Th he Pah ee 
o W Sizeand Shape this Bird differs but 
i ly is White: The reft of the Body 
is of a dusky purple Colour; but 
— with a Mixture of Brown in fome 
i Pars: ; particularly, the interior Vanes of the Wing- 
F eathers are brown, as are the Tail-Feathers to- 
wards the End. The Hen is brown, having her 
Breaft {potted like our Mavs. When they firft ap- 
~ pear in Carolina (which is uftally in November) 

they feed on the Berries of tunipers and in Febru-. 
ary they deftroy the fwelling Buds of Fruit-Trees, » 
in like manner as our Bull-finches. They affociate 
in fmall Flights, and retire at the Approach of 
Winter. _ 
little from our Chaffinch. TheBel- - 
Pt 
ie U/ R P U R E ya: 
toes violet. 
uae || ET osfean eff a pew pres de la méme | 
Cee A crofeur es de la méme figure que 
| zotre Ping-n. U ale ventre blancs 
Z\\| SF Le vefle du corps dun viclet foneé, 
" meflé de brun en quelques endroits ; 

fur tout, i a les franges interieures des. plumes de 
ELaile fort brunes. 
Les plumes de ta queué Jont de 
La mene couleur a leur extremitée. La femelle est 
brune, €s a la foitr ime tachetée comme notre Mau- 
vis. Lorfque ces oifeaux paroiffent a la Caroline (ce 
qui arrive ordinairement au mois de Novembre) c/s — 
fe nourrifjent de bcyes de Genievre;, 8&5 au mois de 
Hevrier ws detrua; ent les bourgeons des arbres frui- 
tiers, de ménte que nos Prveines . Its Saljocient en 
petites volées, & fe retirent au commencement de 
bhyver. 
Arbor in aqua nafcens, folijs latis. acuminatis S&S non dentatis fruttu Eleagni minore, 
The Tureto TREE. 
HIS Tree ufually grows large and fpreading, with an e- 
‘rect Trunc and regular Head. The Leaves are fhaped 
like thofe of the Bay-Tree. 
fet with oval black Berries on long Foot-ftalks, each Berry ha- 
ving a hard channell’d flattifh Stone. Thefe Berries have a very 
fharp and bitter Taft, yet are Food for many Wild Animals, 
particularly Raccoons, Opoffums, Bears, &c. ‘The Grain of the 
Wood is curled and very tough, and therefore very proper for 
Naves of Cart-wheels and other Country-Ufes. They grow 
ufually in moift Places, in Virginia, Maryland and Carolina. 
In Autumn its Branches are thick 
_nelés, 
Arbre nomme Tupelo. 
OC E T arbre devient ordinairement fort haut & fort étendu. Son 
tronc eft droit ; &Sfes branches font un bouquet régulier. Ses 
feuilles reffemblent a celles de? Olivier Sémelle. in Autumne & 
branches font toutes couverts de fruits noirs S ovales , , attachés a 
de longues pédicules, Ces fruits ont des Neyaux durs, applatis 8 can 
Ils font d'un goitt dpre & amer; & cependant plufieurs ant- 
maux fauvages sen nourriffent, Jur tout les Racoons, Opoffums,/es 
Ours, Se. Le grain de ce bus eft frifé, & fort rude; c'eft pour 
quoy il eft fort propre pour les moyeux des roués de charette €F autres 
weg les qua fervent al agriculture. Cet arbre croit prefque par. 
' tout 2 la Virginie, Mariland & la Caroline. 
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