OF BI ie a ee 
Though the Hooded Dodo be a very aukward » 
__ bitd, the Solitary nes ne is faid to eae a, ener 
carriage. 
The female, above the bill, has ssiinithlte like | 
_ a widow’s peak; the feathers meet there in a point, 
in the fame manner as they do above the beak of 
the Owl; and on each fide the breaft fhe has a_ 
| tuft of white feathers. 
_ The feathers of the thighs are rounded at the 
ends, and have fomething of the form of fhells ; 
this has a very pleafing appearance. She is very 
careful to fmooth her feathers, and employs her- 
Self almoft continually in drawing her beak over 
them, and placing them in form, 
- The Solitary Dodo is fomething like a Turkey, : 
but its'legs are longer, and its bill more crooked : 
its neck too is of a greater length in proportion. 
It has no creft or tuft upon its head, or fcarcely 
any tail; behind it is round, juft as a horfe is in 
thofe parts, and it is clothed with feathers which 
may be called ‘coverts, 
Though the wings of the Solitary Dodo cannot 
be ufed for flying, becaufe they are too fhort, and 
_ the body is too heavy, yet they are. ufeful for the 

4 a purpofe of defending itlelf, and for making a noife 
with to call its companion. On one of the joints _ 
of each wing there is a round bony knob, and 
he sci with this as well as with his beak. 
“Though 
