XXII.

Birds that haunt the Fields and Woods. Aves Campestres & Sylvestres

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The _Ostrich_, 1. is the greatest Bird. _Struthio_, 1. ales est maximus.

The _Wren_, 2. is the least. _Regulus_, 2. (Trochilus) minimus.

The _Owl_, 3. is the most despicable. _Noctua_, 3. despicatissimus.

The _Whoopoo_, 4. is the most nasty, for it eateth dung. _Upupa_, 4. sordidissimus, vescitur enim stercoribus.

The _Bird of Paradise_, 5. is very rare. _Manucodiata_, 5. rarissimus.

The _Pheasant_, 6. the _Bustard_, 7. the deaf wild _Peacock_, 8. _Phasianus_, 6. _Tarda_ (Otis), 7. surdus, _Tetrao_, 8. the _Moor-hen_, 9. the _Partrige_, 10. the _Woodcock_, 11. and the _Thrush_, 12. are counted Dainties. _Attagen_, 9. _Perdix_, 10. _Gallinago_ (Rusticola), 11. & _Turdus_, 12, habentur in deliciis.

Among the rest, the best are, the watchful _Crane_, 13. the mournful _Turtle_, 14. Inter reliquas, potissimæ sunt, _Grus_ 13. pervigil. _Turtur_, 14. gemens. the _Cuckow_, 15. the _Stock-dove_, the _Speight_, the _Jay_, the _Crow_, &c., 16. _Cuculus_, 15. _Palumbes_, _Picus_, _Garrulus_, _Cornix_, &c., 16.