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jj THE NATURAL HISTORY 
*- The arms of the Jacana, (that is the fours on a 
‘its wings;) and the pouch in the gullet of the 
‘Boftard, are wonderful eas made for their 
prefervation. | ie 
The unwieldy fize of the. Oftrich prevents it q 
from flying, but it is furnifhed with uncommon 
ftrength and fwiftnefs, that it may either contend | 
with or efcape from its enemies. — 
The birds of the next genus that we’ thal give 
an account of are fo lingular and uncommon in 
_ their form, that it is difficult to arrange them un- 
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der any order. Edwards, who has given a very 
: good etching of the Dodo, {peaks of it as a bird — 
not properly” belonging to any yet deferibed. 
From its bulk, its unwieldinefs, from its ae 
being ufelefs for Aying, and its living on the land, - 
‘by fome Naturalifts it has been placed with the 
~ Oftrich and Caflowary, and a new order has been 
_ formed of them, called the Struthious ; by Lins 3 
Neus it is placed among the. Galline. | 
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