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Their Fowls } | Their Fowls } | ||
They are plentifully with Fowl | They are plentifully with Fowl | ||
in the winter; as with swans, | in the winter; as with swans, wild | ||
goose, ducks, [[unknown]] | goose, ducks, [[unknown]] brants, | ||
widgeons &c. There are likewise plenty of | |||
partridges, Turtle Doves, Blackbirds, pidgeons, wild | partridges, Turtle Doves, Blackbirds, pidgeons, wild | ||
Turkeys with many birds of curious colours; | Turkeys with many birds of curious colours; some | ||
all red, some blew, some of various colurs; there are | |||
some noted for their singing, as the mockingbird, which | some noted for their singing, as the mockingbird, which | ||
is called So, because it imitates ye notes & tunes of all | is called So, because it imitates ye notes & tunes of all | ||
other birds. There is also ye Humming bird, the | other birds. There is also ye Humming bird, the least & | ||
[[unknown]] of all others. It sucks flowers & herbs as the [[ | [[unknown]] of all others. It sucks flowers & herbs as the [[bees?]] | ||
do, : It sleeps all the winter. The way to catch this | do, : It sleeps all the winter. The way to catch this | ||
bird is either by a trap, or to put water or sand in | bird is either by a trap, or to put water or sand in | ||
a gun, & therewith to shoot them out of a gun, | a gun, & therewith to shoot them out of a gun, | ||
so to drown them with water, or to fell them with | so to drown them with water, or to fell them with | ||
ye sand. | ye sand. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:37, 28 April 2020
30 Their Fowls } They are plentifully with Fowl in the winter; as with swans, wild goose, ducks, unknown brants, widgeons &c. There are likewise plenty of partridges, Turtle Doves, Blackbirds, pidgeons, wild Turkeys with many birds of curious colours; some all red, some blew, some of various colurs; there are some noted for their singing, as the mockingbird, which is called So, because it imitates ye notes & tunes of all other birds. There is also ye Humming bird, the least & unknown of all others. It sucks flowers & herbs as the bees? do, : It sleeps all the winter. The way to catch this bird is either by a trap, or to put water or sand in a gun, & therewith to shoot them out of a gun, so to drown them with water, or to fell them with ye sand.