XXIV.

Water-Fowl. Aves Aquaticæ.

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The white _Swan_, 1. the _Goose_, 2. and the _Duck_, 3. swim up and down. _Oler_, 1. candidus, _Anser_, 2. & _Anas_, 3. natant.

The _Cormorant_, 4. diveth. _Mergus_, 4. se mergit.

Add to these the water-hen, and the _Pelican_, &c., 10. Adde his Fulicam, _Pelecanum_, &c., 10.

The _Osprey_, 5. and the _Sea-mew_, 6. flying downwards use to catch Fish, but the _Heron_, 7. standing on the Banks. _Haliæetus_, 5. & _Gavia_, 6. devolantes, captant pisces, sed _Ardea_, 7. stans in ripis.

The _Bittern_, 8. putteth his Bill in the water, and belloweth like an Ox. _Butio_, 8. inferit rostrum aquæ, & mugit ut bos.

The _Water-wagtail_, 9. waggeth the tail. _Motacilla_, 9. motat caudam.