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| The aia of the Gralle, that is of the 
_ dirds of this order, is, that in general the beak is : 
_ dong and flender, and a little cylindric. 
The legs are formed for magins with thighs 
) ie half bare of feathers. . 
oT he body i is comprefled, the fkin thin, the tail | 
fort, and the Aefh in general well tafted. 
They live upon fmal! animals and infects, and . 
procure their food out of marfhy fituations. 
as pines nefts are moftly upon the pets 
DROS NER te eee ee 
Fa eA Rea eae oe 
| The ae wifdom that . been employed in | 
‘one part of the creation has been employed in all. 
Every living thing that we fee was created by 
_ the power of God; it was contrived by his wif 
dom, it is fupported by his goodnefs, a 
: . Let us for a few moments confider the atten= 
tive care of a Being, who is perfectly wife and 
perfectly good, in this order of birds of which we 
j have juft been reading. = Pe . 
We fee, that in general their food is foft, fuck 
as worms, and reptiles, and infects ; and their bills 
are well contrived for this kind of food. 
_ As they live in marfhy places, and wade in the - 
__ water, their legs are moftly long, and bare of fea» 
thers half way up the thigh, a 



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