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THis birde Onocrocul{us} gadereth moche mete & than buryeth it in the grownde / & whan he hath honger he fetchet it out agayne for to ete. he hathe a longe sharpe bylle & is lyke a swāne but he is bigger / & it is a byrde out of oriēt / & whā he will crye than he putteth his byll in the water & therwt geueth he a great sownde. he hathe a crop in his throte where as hys mete resteth an houre or it descēde ī his bely