. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. PIED KIN G-F I S H E R. 181 tions after entirely new models. This is mofl likely an indigenous fpecies, and ap- propriated entirely to thofe countries where it occurs) and the fame may be the cafe with the King fifhers feen in thofe iflands which are fcattered in the midd of the South Sea, and difcovered by the lateft navigators. Forder, in his account of Captain Cook's fecond voyage round the world, obferves that they were found in Otaheit^, Xuaheine, and Ulietea, wh
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. PIED KIN G-F I S H E R. 181 tions after entirely new models. This is mofl likely an indigenous fpecies, and ap- propriated entirely to thofe countries where it occurs) and the fame may be the cafe with the King fifhers feen in thofe iflands which are fcattered in the midd of the South Sea, and difcovered by the lateft navigators. Forder, in his account of Captain Cook's fecond voyage round the world, obferves that they were found in Otaheit^, Xuaheine, and Ulietea, which are mpre than ope thoufand five hundred leagues didant from any con« tinent. Thefe King-fifhers are of ^ dull green, with a collar of the fame about their white neck. It appears that fome of the iflanders entertain a fuperftitious veneration for thefe birds ; and thus, from one end of the world to the other, have marvellous qualities been afcribed to the family of the Alcjons *. * In the afternoon we (hot (at Ulietea) Tome King-fifhers. The moment that I had fired lad, we met with Oreo and his family, who were walking on the beach with Captain Cook. The Chief did not obferve the bird which I held in my hand, but his daughter wept for the death of hef iatuaOT genius, and Bed from me when I offered to touch her: her mother and mod of the women who accompanied her, (eemed alfo concerned for this acciident; and the Chief, mounting on his canoe, entreated us in a very ferious tone to fpare the King«fi(hen and the Herons of his ifland, at the fai^e time granting us permiffion to kill all the other birds. We tried in vain to difcover the caufe of this vene- ration for thefe two (; Captain Ctolji't S^ftti/i f^oj<*i'% iy Ferjftr, N 3 â¢1^1, -mm. â ^ri- m ' â â fill '>.'**â ! â > 1 â¢;' , â f 'HJ3 â â 'H':a. 'â 't'^Wi 'â¢â '«*?»! ill ifi' «'l '^â A »r 'â i" an. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page
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