24° THE NATURAL HISTORY 
are only found in Virginia, about fix weeks from 
the latter end of September; at that time. they 
frequent the marfhes in great numbers: they feed 
on the wild oats; when they firft come they. 2 are 
very lean, but they foon become fo fat as not to. 
be able to fy. In this ftate they fit upon the | 
reeds; the Indians go out in canoes, and: kill 
them with their paddles. : 
The inhabitants of Virginia are fo fond of 
thefe birds, that they eat them at breakfaft, din- 
ner, and fupper. 
There is in Dutky Bay, in New Zealand, a 
~ Rail called the ‘Troglodyte Rail; it is very much — 
like our common fowl, it {cratches the ground — 
Sike them, and its wings are fo fhort, that it can- 
not well fly. It never takes the water, but is 
found on the fea- beach and the fkirts of woods, — 
where it picks up worms. 
Thefe Rails are often found at the roots of 4 
trees; they run into holes and buthes to hide 
themfelves ; they make anoife a little before rain, — 
and are fo tame, that they fuffer themfelves to. 
be beaten down with a ftick. 
In South America, at Guiana, and Cayenne, 
there is a Rail called the Kiolo, from the noife it. 
makes. Jn the day the Kiolos are fcattered 
among the buthes, but in the evening, at its. et 
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