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“$ THE NATURAL HISTORY. 
- lights of thefe birds; each flock was half a mile 
in breadth, and three heat in paffing by. 
Thefe birds, which fly from. one climate to ano- 
ther, never have any winter: the whole year to 
them is two fummers, and it is faid, that the 
Storks breed a fecond time in Egypt. pd 
The Stork is a gentle bird, eafily tamed; and 
taught to live in gardens, where it deftroys infects 
and creeping things. It may be made very fami- 
liar. A’Gentleman of Strafbourg,. which is in 
Germany, fays, that he faw a Stork playing with 
fome children in a garden athide and feek. He 
ran in his turn when he was touched, and. knew 
very well the child whofe turn it was torun, and 
endeavoured to get out of his way. 
The Storks are very fond of their young ; when 
. they firft attempt to: flutter about their nefts, they “a 
Aupport them on their wings, and: defend ‘them 
from danger. 
It is faid, too, that sey Thesita’ wil for the 
people and for the houfes where they have made. 
their nefts; that when they come again, they 
make a {napping noile with their bills as they pafs 
by the door, as it were to inform the people of — 
their return; and:that'they take the fame kind of 
; faxewel when they are going -— 
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