go THE NATURAL HISTORY. 
God is very wife, and very good ; for every 
_ ereature he has made was made for fome good 
_ purpofe ; and he has given to each the power of 
a 
taking | care for itfelf. 

* ORDER I Pica. 
Grnvs 5. SP STT Poe OF 6. 
P A R R OO qT. 5 ; 
Have hooked beaks, the upper mandible is moveable, 
and furnifhed witli a cere in fome fpecies. 
The tongue is flefhy and obtufe (that is blunt); and not 
divided. The head is large, and the crown flat. | 
Two of its toes are placed before, and two behind ; i and 
its legs are fhort. 
HE fituation of the toes in the Parrots, two 
being placed before, and two behind, makes 
them very ufeful in climbing trees; and they have | 
the power of turning one of the hind toes be- 
fore, which they do when they take any thing 
in their claws to eat, {landing all that time on the. 
other foot. | | 
_ As Parrots’ cannot hop from tree to tree, they 
| ule both thelx beaks and ‘esr claws in climbing ; o 
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