[17.] Razor-bill. A migratory sea-bird, which visits the northern shores in spring, and leaves them in winter: they lay a single egg on the ledges of the rocks without any nest, and on which it is said to be fixed with a cement.
[18.] Spoon-bill. So called from the construction of the bill, which is flat the whole length, but widens towards the end in the form of a spoon or spatula; and is equally remarkable in its substance, not being hard like bone, but flexible like whalebone. They feed on snakes, worms, frogs, and fish, even on shell-fish, which they first break with their bills.
[19.] The Agami, or Trumpeter. A native of America, remarkable for a singular noise, resembling the instrument from which it takes its name.
[p21] THE
BUTTERFLY’S BALL,
AND THE
GRASSHOPPER’S FEAST.
By Mr. ROSCOE.
Come, take up your hats, and away let us haste
To the Butterfly’s Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast:
The Trumpeter, Gadfly, has summon’d the Crew,
And the Revels are now only waiting for you.
So said little Robert, and pacing along,