go 9 THE NATURAL HISTORY _ 
neck and breaft, which are of a moft beautiful 
se blue, are preferved for ornament. > 
“There are many of the Agamis in the ftreets 
of Cayenne, in South America; they wander out 
of the town, and return again to their matter’s 
houfe. They are not afraid of birds of prey, and 
always mafter the poultry. 7 : 
They. will feed like Chickens upon grain, but 
they prefer worms and meat. 
Almoft every one of thefe birds takes a fees | 
to follow fome perfon ot other in the ftreets, of 
out of the town; and fometimes thofe whom they ; 
have never feen before: it is in vain for the . 
re to attempt to hide himfelf, or go intoa — 
houfe, the Agami waits for him, fometimes more 
- than three hours, and ftill continues to follow. 
Mr. de Ja Borde fays, that he has attempted to 
‘run away from an Agami, but the Agami ran ftill 
- fafter, and got before iim; he ftopped when the _ 
Gentlema: a itopped. Mr, - la Borde mentions, 
that he knew one who followed all the ftrangers : 
- who came to its mafter’s houfe: when they went — 
into the garden he went with them, walked when — 
they. walked, and when they ftopped he ftood ftill. 
it inhabits feveral parts of South America, 
Brazil, Guiana, Surinam, and Amazonia. 
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