
OF BAY R ps, 4” 
Their food is fmall fhell-fith, the fpawn of fith,. 
and fuch infects as are found in water, “They 
plunge their heads into the water, the top of 
the upper mandible refts upon the ground, as if 
they were ftanding upon their heads, and they 
‘are: continually moving the mud with their feet, 
to carry it with their food into their bills, and there 
the jagged edges of the mandibles ferve tokeepin 
_ the eggs of the gnats‘and flies, and fuffer the mud 
and water to {train through. 
The lakes of South America ened in thefe 
‘ ges as much as the lakes of Lapland, in which 
_ Mr. Maupertuis fays, that he faw them in great 
quantities, and that wo were very much like - 
| eins of millet. 
_ Flaniingoes are very fond of fith, and the bunt r 
‘ | edges of their bills enable them to hold this fip- 
_ pery prey. 
They fifh in Rocks. and form chernicheds | ina 
be line ; and being red, cael. look at a diftance like 
Bidiers: : 
They place fentinels to warn them of 2 any dan- 
! ger , as almoft all birds do, who fly and feed toge- 
ther. The fentinels are continually looking about 5 
_ their heads are in conftant motion, and the mo- 
_ ment they fee any thing that they fufped, they 
give the alarm, by making a loud noife, and fly 
Be ; away, 
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