. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the
. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the Arctick region. Chap- VII. a M EX^IC A. 513 very thick and thiftly from the middle, and about two Foot from the Ground grows an exceeding pleafant Fruit, yellow without and within, three fcpare, a Finger long, and hanging oftentimes fixty in a Clufter. Vua} a fort of Melons, green without, and within full of white Pulp and black Kernels, and hath apleafant Juice, diflblves to Watcr,if cut in the middle, fweeter than Sugar, and very refrefliing. Maniocb, a thick Root of the Plant Manicup, Leav'd like a Fig-Tree 5 being ground to Meal, it ferves in Head of Bread.! Befides thefe already mention'd, there are feveral other Plants, the mod ufual arc the great flat Beans call'd Commanda^ouajfony and the long Peafe Commanda-miry. Here are variety of Birds of feveral forts, efpecially of Parrots, which flye in StrangeBird. great Companies, mod beautiful to the Eye, and very docible to fpeak, and alfo good for Food. The Partridges Nanbououajfou, in bignefs no way inferior to a Capon, have blue Feathers, and alfo Lay blue Eggs. The Ourou, refembling a Partridge, hath a Combe like a Cock, but mix'd with three Colours, v*>> red, black, and white. The Bats, nam'd Jndbeurayhwc a mournful Note in the Night,often biting thofe they find afleep,and fuck their Blood fo hard that it can hardly be ftopt. The Oftriches here call'd Yandou, being as tall as a midcUe-iiz
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