Water-Fowl.
Aves Aquaticæ.
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The white _Swan_, 1.
the _Goose_, 2.
and the _Duck_, 3.
swim up and down.
_Oler_, 1. candidus,
_Anser_, 2.
& _Anas_, 3.
natant.
The _Cormorant_, 4.
diveth.
_Mergus_, 4.
se mergit.
Add to these the water-hen,
and the _Pelican_, &c., 10.
Adde his Fulicam,
_Pelecanum_, &c., 10.
The _Osprey_, 5.
and the _Sea-mew_, 6.
flying downwards
use to catch Fish,
but the _Heron_, 7.
standing on the Banks.
_Haliæetus_, 5.
& _Gavia_, 6.
devolantes,
captant pisces,
sed _Ardea_, 7.
stans in ripis.
The _Bittern_, 8. putteth
his Bill in the water,
and belloweth like an Ox.
_Butio_, 8. inferit
rostrum aquæ,
& mugit ut bos.
The _Water-wagtail_, 9.
waggeth the tail.
_Motacilla_, 9.
motat caudam.