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As to Bees, they have several sorts, which make their nests in trees, or in Holes of the Rocks; from whence the Natives get a great deal of Honey, with which they make some of their strongest Liquors. Wafer doubts, whether some of these Bees have…

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Acosta relates, that in this time (upwards of a hundred Years ago) the European Sheep were for multiplied, that it was an ordinary thing for a Spanish Grazier to be possess’d of ten or twenty thousand Sheep.

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The largest, the most beautiful, and the most valuable among the eagles is that named itzquauhtli, which not only pursues the larger birds and hares, but will even attack men and beasts.

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The TLACOQUAUHTLI is of the size of a Goshawk, and of a brown and ash colour. TLAQUAUTHLI is another kind of Mexican Eagle…

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The Ajotochtli, called by the Spaniards Armadillo, or Encorbetado, and by other Tatu, is well known to Europeans by the bony scales which cover its back, resembling the ancient armour of horses.

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Many authors, who allow to the birds of Mexico a superiority in the beauty of their plumage, have denied them that of song: but we can with perfect confidence affirm, that the opinion has not been formed upon real observation, but has proceeded from…

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"BIRDS OF MEXICO.] Their prodigious number, their variety, and many valuable qualities, have occasioned some authors to observe, that as Africa is the country of beasts, so Mexico is the country of birds. It is said there are 200 species peculiar to…

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We find also, that they built great Towns, remov’d Stones of prodigious Size, from Place to Place; and yet had no Horses, Oxen or other Cattle of Draught, but all the Carriages were drawn by Men

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The Spanish Mackerel are in Shape and Colour like those in Europe, but a hard long and more, and nine or ten in ches about. These are esteem’d excellent Meat.

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Nor were their Horses less terrible to the Indians than the European Dogs, as has been observed under another Head.

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We find also, that they built great Towns, remov’d Stones of prodigious Size, from Place to Place; and yet had no Horses, Oxen, or other Cattle of Draught, but all the Carriages were drawn by Men

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The Cockrecoes are of the colour of a partridge, but sometimes less, and their Legs longer: The delight creeks and watery Places, and are remarkable for their calling and answering one another Morning and Evening. They are esteemed delicious Food.

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As to their Alligators (which are certainly a Species of Crocodiles) These are so numerous, and have done so much mischief, both to the Natives and the Europeans, that there is no room to doubt of their being bred in America.

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Alligators are also in great numbers in all the Creeks, Rivers and Lagunes in the Bay of Campeachy>/i> ; and I think that no part of the Universe is better stock’d with them.

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I heard of a monftrous green Turtle once taken at Port-Royal, in the bay of Campeachy that was four foot deep from the back to the belly, and the belly fix foot broad; Capt. Roch’ ’s son, of about nine or ten Years of Age, went in it as in a Boat,…

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They make a great Noise in the Morning, resembling a hoarse Voice; but they will imitate the Voices of the Indians, and their way of singing.

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[…] a variety of Birds; among which one call’d Cincon is more especially remarkable, being no bigger than a Beetle, yet adorn’d with delicate Feathers: This little Bird lives upon the Dew and the Smell of Flowers, and sleeps in the hollow of a Tree…

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The Chachalaca the flesh of which is very good eating, is about the size of a common fowl. The upper part of the body is of a brown color, the under part whitish, and the bill and feet blueish. It is inconceivable what a noise these birds make in the…

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The wood adjoining was full of game, where, for my diversion, I kill'd some Chiachilaccas. This bird is of an as-colour, has a long tail, is little less than a hen, and as well tasted.

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Among the animals reared by the Mexicans, no one is more worth of mention than the nochiztli, or Mexican cochineal, described by in our first book. This insect, so greatly valued in Europe on account of its dyes, and specifically those of scarlet and…

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De ce qu’on recueille de la Cochenille au Mexique, il s‘ensuit, que dans ce pays-là, on trouve une infinité d’insectes, ou de petites punaises rouges, qui étant avivées avec de forts acides, donent une belle teinture.

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The insect, call’d Cochineel, is still more profitable to the Mexicans and Spaniards that the Bee: It is bred in a Fruit that grows on a Shrub about five Foot high, and full of Thorns: There is a red Flower on the Top of the Fruit, which falls down,…

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The Dropsy is a general Distemper on this Coast, and the Natives say, that the best Remedy they can find for it, is the Stone or Cod of an Allegator (of which they have four, one near each Leg, within the Flesh) pulverized and drunk in Water : This…

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The huitzitzilin is that wonderful little bird so often celebrated by the Historians of America, for its smallness, its activity, the singular beauty of its plumage, the thinness of its food, and the length of its sleep in winter. That sleep […] has…

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The condor...De Solis, alluding to this bird, says, that there were among the curiosities of the emperor of Mexico, birds with such extraordinary fierceness and size, that they appeared monsters; that he had been informed each of them could devour a…

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The Indians were as much afraid of the Mastiffs and great Dogsthe Spaniards carried over, as of Lions or Tygers; nay more, for their cruel Conquerors hunted this unhappy People in the Woods and Mountains with their Dogs, as they would hunt wild…

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The Coyoto is one of the most common quadrupeds of Mexico, and the most destructive to the flocks. It invades a sheepfold, and when it cannot find a man to carry off, it seizes a sheep by the neck with its teeth, and coupling with it, and beating it…

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The two Nights that we stay’d ashore at this place we heard great droves of Jaccals, as we suppos’d them to be, barking all Night long, not far from us. None of us saw these; but I do verily believe they were Jaccals; tho’ I did never fee those…

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"The ancient quadrupeds common to Mexico and the old continents are, lions, tygers, wild cats, bears, wolves, foxes, the common flags and white flags, bucks, wild goats, badgers, pole cats, weasles, martings, squirrels, rabbits, hares, otters, and…

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Before night, I kill'd a wild cock, which the Indians call a Pheasant; 'tis bigger than a capon, has a long tail, and wings, a tuft on the head, and black feathers, but the breast black and white, and the neck bare, like a turky-cock; the flesh of it…

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The Macaw is not so common: He is shap’d much like a Parrot, but twice as big; the Feathers of the Body are of several bright and lively Colours, particularly red, blues and green.

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With the same ease the Indians take the Ibitobaca, which is another Serpent of an Eil long, and of a Crimson colour, full of black and white Specks, and wear their Bones as a Necklace.

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There’s another Serpent which does no hurt, call’d Iquanna, which has a terrible Look, with a bag under his Chin, a glittering Comb on its Head, a long Tail, and sharp Bones on its Back, which stand like a Saw. It lays 50 Eggs at a Time, as big as…

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The Guanoe is shaped like a Lizard; the Body as big as a Man’s Leg, but grows tapering towards the Tail, which is very small:

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the great Lake of Mexico, which nourishes a Lizard, good to eat, whose Femlae has the Nature, and Inconveniences of a Woman.

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Upon the Approach of this wing’d army, all People were commanded out into the Fields, with Trumpets, Brass Pans and Kettles, and every thing that would make a Noise, to frighten them away

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As to Lama’s, or Camel- Sheep, as they are called, from the Form of their Heads and Necks resembling a camel’s.

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As to the Manatee, Dampier, in his first Volume, describes it in the following manner: He says, it is about the bigness of a Horse, and ten or twelve Foot long: That the Mouth of it is like a Cow's; and it has a great thick Lips: The Eyes no bigger…

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The Mapach of the Mexican is, agreeable to the opinion of Buffon, the same quadruped which is known in Jamaica by the name of Ratton, rattoon, or West-Indian fox. The Mexican one is of the size of a badger, with a black head, a long sharp snout like…

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The Racoon, according to Damper, are only Species of Rats, but four times as large, and burrow in the Earth Rabbets.

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That this species of animal was unknown in the New World, appears from the terror and astonishment expressed by the Mexicans and Peruvians at the sight of horses and their riders.

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The Mexicans call them Cencontlatolli, or the birds of four hundred tongues, on account of their vast variety of notes and imitative powers.

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The Mexicans have breed of white stags in their parks, which they call Stags Royal.

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Dans la suite de ce Mémoire il est fait mention des Vaisseaux dans lesquels se prépare cette liqueurqui devient de la foie, qui n´est qu´une espèce de vernis, & l´on observe que l´idée de tirer des vernis du corps des Insectes n´est pas nouvelle,…

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De ces Observations l´Auteur passe à l´Article de la Cochenille que nous tirons du Mexique le seul Païs où il s´en fait des recoltes.

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Il est cependant certain par les informations venues du Mexique , que cet insecte ne subit aucune métamorphose.

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Cette matière qu´on emploie pour les teintures rouges , ne se recueille que dans le Mexique , d´où on nous l´apporte.

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Comme la cochenille de Pologne ne fournit que la cinquième partie de la teinture de celle du Mexique , que par conséquent elle revient beaucoup plus cher, on ne s´en sert presque plus, & le commerce de cette drogue est extrêmement tombé.

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The Monkeys of Campeachy, the same Writer relates, are the ugliest he ever saw: They are much larger than a Haré and have great Tails Foot and a half long [...] and if they meet with a single Person, he is in danger of being torn in pieces by them;…

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There are another sort of insects, that sufficiently try the Patience of the Natives, and are much more mischievous to Strangers, in hot Countries, viz. Muskitoes, or Gnats, which swarm in all Countries that are hot and moist, and will no suffer a…

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