very fat, it waſles in roaſting, and eats dry and inſipid; for which reaſon, they are chiefly uſed to make ſoup of, which is accounted very nutritive.
The hawks are of two kinds, the one of the largeſt fize of thoſe ſpecies, the other that of the ſmall fort in England. They are both very ferocious, commit great depredations among the other birds in the woods, and on the plantations often deſtroy fowls and houſe pigeons.
The diablotin, ſo called by the French, from its uncommonly ugly appearance, is nearly the ſize of a duck, and is web-footed. It has a big round head, crooked bill like a hawk, and large full eyes like an owl. Its head, part of the neck, chief feathers of the wings and tail, are black; the other parts of its body are covered with a milk-white fine down; and its whole appearance
