to spring from branch to branch at considerable distances, with amazing
nimbleness.

[Sidenote] Of its fishes.

In the mouth of the rivers, and on the coast, the shark, the porpoise,
the sword, the guarr, and devil fishes, are all found, but in no respects
rendered useful. However, the sea coast and rivers furnish a variety of
fine fish for human use, both of the salt and fresh-water kinds. The
angel fish, so called for their uncommon splendour; the sheephead, so
named from its having teeth like those of sheep; the cavalli, the mullet,
the whiting, the plaice, and young bass, are all esteemed delicate food.
Besides these, porgy, shads, trout, stingre, drum, cat, and black fish,
are all used, and taken in great abundance. The fresh-water rivers and
ponds furnish stores of fish, all of which are excellent in their season.
The sturgeon and rock fish, the fresh-water trout, the pike, the bream,
the carp and roach, are all fine fish, and found in plenty. Nigh the
sea-shore vast quantities of oysters, crabs, shrimps, _&c._ may be taken,
and sometimes a kind of turtle.

[Sidenote] Of its birds.

There were also vast numbers of winged fowls found in the country, many
of which for human use and subsistence. Besides eagles, falcons,
cormorants, gulls, buzzards, hawks, herons, cranes, marsh-hens, jays,
woodpeckers; there are wild turkeys, pigeons, black-birds, woodcocks,
little partridges, plovers, curlieus and turtle-doves, in great numbers;
and also incredible flocks of wild geese, ducks, teal, snipes, and
rice-birds. There has been found here, nigh rivers, a bird of an amazing
size, some think it a species of the pelican. Under its beak, which is