8 8 THE NATURAL HISTORY | 
There are two iivids ab birds that are called: 
Humming Birds ; but they differ in this, the beak 
of the real Festinitie Bird is ftrait, that: of the. 
Colibri, or the fecond kind, a little crooked, and, 
“Its body more taper. 
All the birds we have been reading of, fince 
the Butcher Bird, that is to fay, the Parrots, the 
Toucan, the Indian Raven, the Beef-eater, the 
Ani, ‘the Corvi, fuch.as the Raven, Crow, 
Rook, Royfton Crow, Jackdaw, Jay, Magpie, 
Nutcracker, and Cornifh Chough. The Roller, 
the Oriolus, the Grakle, the Bird of Paradife, 
the Curucui, the Cuckoo, the Wryneck, the - 
Woodpecker, the Nuthatch, the. Tody,. the. 
King F ifher, the Bee-eater, the Hoppoe, the 
Creeper, and the Humming Bird.. -Thefe are. 
all of the Pie kind, becaufe their beaks are com-) 
prefled and convex on the back, like a wedge, — 
and as if intended for cleaving, 
Their legs fhort, and rather ftrong. 
Their fiefh tough, and not good for food. 
They feed on berries, infects, and is and. 
a variety of things. a tat: 
_ They make their nefts chiefly i in trees, the male: | 
ee feeding the female whilft. the fits. i 4 
oe pair. - 
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