The history of the Caribby-islands, viz, Barbados, St Christophers, St Vincents, Martinico, Dominico, Barbouthos, Monserrat, Mevis, Antego, &c in all XXVIII in two books : the first containing the natural, the second, the moral history of those islands : illustrated with several pieces of sculpture representing the most considerable rarities therein described : with a Caribbian vocabulary / rendred into English by John Davies ...

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Title: The history of the Caribby-islands, viz, Barbados, St Christophers, St Vincents, Martinico, Dominico, Barbouthos, Monserrat, Mevis, Antego, &c in all XXVIII in two books : the first containing the natural, the second, the moral history of those islands : illustrated with several pieces of sculpture representing the most considerable rarities therein described : with a Caribbian vocabulary / rendred into English by John Davies ...
Author: Rochefort, César de, b. 1605.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.M. for Thomas Dring and John Starkey, and are to be sold at their shops ...,; 1666.
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MANSFENY.

THe Mansfeny is also a kind of small Eagle, which, as the other, lives by prey, but hath not the courage of the fore∣mentioned; for his hostility is only against Wood-Quists, Doves, Chickens, and other lesser Birds, which are not able to op∣pose him.

There are moreover in these Islands abundance of other Birds of different kinds, whereof most have yet no names among the foreign Inhabitants of those parts.