the Legs black, Claws black.The Soland Goose, hath not so long a Neck as the Cormorant, but in all other parts resembles it: for the Bill is long, straight, and a little crooked at the point, of an ash colour; behind the Eyes, the skin is bare of Fathers the Mouth wide behind the Eyes; it hath no No∣strils, but instead thereof a furrow, or cranny, extended on each side all the length of the Bill; all the four Toes are webed together, and stand forward, Legs Feathered down to the Knees, Legs and Feet black: they are generally coloured as a Goose, all over white, except the Quil Feathers, which are black. And the top of the Head, which with Age grows yellow. The Tail as short as the points of the Wings.The Sula, is like the Soland Goose for Bodily shape: the Bill only sharp pointed, and that about the Eyes it was black, it hath also shorter Legs and black: the Prime Feathers of the Wings black, so were the Covert, or top Feathers of the Tail. All the rest white, only the Back a little yellowish.B a Cormorant A born by the name of Cormoran.B 3 Cormorants O born by Senus.B a Cheveron between 3 such Heads erazed, A by Lashfield.A a Soland Goose proper. Born by Goose.XVIII. He beareth Argent, an Alcian, or a Kings-Fisher, with an Ele in his Beak, all proper. Some term it a Kings-Fisher Iessant an Ele, proper. O∣ther Erassing an Ele, proper. The Kings-Fisher is a fine lovely coloured Bird, it hath a black strong, long straight sharp pointed Bill; yet whitish in the Angles. The Chin white, with a mixture of red, the Breast and Belly the same; the lower Belly under the Tail is a deep red: with the sides under the Wings. From the Bill to the Eyes, and behind the Eyes, is a red Spot; to which succeeds a white mark, the Crown of the Head if of a black green, with cross lines of blew. From the Neck, through the Back, to the Tail, is a bright pale blew, very splenderous, which is crossed with obscure dark lines. The Quill Feathers are blew, the next row to them tipt with blew, the Basis of the Wing dusky; the Tail short and of a dark blew, the Legs and Toes before black, behind with the Back-toes red. The Toes stand two forwards and two backwards, as I have observed in the Bird, though other Authors mention it not.The Merops, or Bee-eater, is like the Kings-Fisher in shape, the Bill black, the Irides of the eyes of a lovely red, the head great and oblong, the crown red, in some Birds having a mixture of green, the forehead next the Bill is a greenish blew, but in the middle between the nostrils white; from the corner of the mouth through the eyes is a black stroak; under the chin is bright pale yellow feathers, the neck and shoulders are green, with a certain mixture of red, the whole Belly and Brest are blew, which is deeper near the chin, and paler lower; the Wing feathers are the first ten blue tipt with black; the next ten are orange colour tipt with black; the covert wings are orange, those next the ridg or pinion of a blu∣ish green, the long feathers springing from the shoulders of a pale yellow; the Tail longer than the Wings, the top feathers Blue, the under of a Dun colour, with the exteriour Webs of a green, intermixt with Blue, the legs and feet of a dusky red, the claws black; all the foremost toes are joined together to the first joint, as if they were but one toe.The Green Merops, or the other King of Bee-Eaters, is someting longer than the precedent; the like it, but more Sith like and black; the head, , brast, and almost the whle body yellow, from the Bill through the eyes is a great black spot or line; the ack is chsnut colour mixt with green and yellow; the Wing feaers are painted with diverse colours, for the first or uppermost part next the ridg is blue; the second row of blue and yellow mixt; the third altogether yel∣low; the fourth or prime feathers black with red tips; the upper part of the tail a bright green, the lower yel∣low, so that the tail is half one and half the other colour, the feet yellow, and the claws black.The Water Owzell, or Water Crake, the Bill is a little shorter and streighter than the precedent, it is sharp pointed and black; head and upper part of the neck of a dark dsky colour or black; a red eye, all the back and Quill Feathers, and covert feathers of the Wings are pati-coloured, of brown, black and blue, the middle parts of the Feathers being black, the edges blue; the forepart of the breast, and under side of the neck are white, the rump black; the eye-lids round a∣bout white, the tail a little longer than the Wings, which it will now and then flirt up; the legs, feet and claws black. It is in some places called a Wasser-Amzell.A such a Kings Fisher, Jessant and Elle proper, born by Hallum.A 3 such proper, born by Vn Busscker.O 3 such with a Fesse between B is born by Kk∣wick.XIX. He beareth Argent, a Sea-Mew, proper, Legs and Beak, Gules. Some term it a Sea-Gull, and some a Sea-Pie; but there is much difference in the colours, though little in the shape.The Sea-Mew, hath a red Bill and red Legs, in some more blackish; the top of the head black, the up∣per side of the neck, back, tail, and lesser quill-feathers are ash-colour or bluish; the great quill-feathers are black, the Wings very long, reaching behind the tail, they are whole footed, having little or no hinder Toe.The Winter-Mew, called also the Coddy-Moddy, the Bill is whitish, the eyes Hazel colour; the head white, spotted with brown, the Neck brown, back cinereous, the long scapular feathers, varied with brown spots, rump white, the tail hath the tips white, then suc∣ceeds a black Bar, the rest of the tail white; the throat and under side of the body white; the quill feathers have the outmost black, the other white only tipt with black; the lesser covert feathers are brown and black mixt; the legs and feet dusky green, the back toe little, armed with a very small claw and black.The Sea Mall, the Bill white, but yellow to∣wards the tip, bending towards the point; the feet of a pale green, claws black; the Membranes connecting the toes reach as far as the claws; the head and upper part of the neck are clouded with brown spots; the back ash-co∣lour, the tail white, the throat and whole under side of 0