Living-Creatures: and First, Birds.
Animalia: & primum, Aves
| A living Creature liveth, perceiveth, moveth it self; is born, dieth, is nourished, and groweth: standeth, or sitteth, or lieth, or goeth. | Animal vivit, sentit, movet se; nascitur, moritur, nutritur, & crescit; stat, aut sedet, aut cubat, aut graditur. |
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A Bird, (here the King’s Fisher, 1.[*] making her nest in the Sea.) is covered with Feathers, 2. flyeth with Wings, 3. hath two Pinions, 4. as many Feet, 5. a Tail, 6. and a Bill, 7. | Avis, (hic Halcyon, 1. in mari nidulans.) tegitur Plumis, 2. volat Pennis, 3. habet duas Alas, 4. totidem Pedes, 5. Caudam, 6. & Rostrum, 7. |
| The Shee, 8. layeth Eggs, 10. in a nest, 9. and sitting upon them, hatcheth young ones, 11. | Fæmella, 8. ponit Ova, 10. in nido, 9. et incubans iis, excludit Pullos, 11. |
| An Egg is cover’d with a Shell, 12. under which is the White, 13. in this the Yolk, 14. | Ovum tegitur testa, 12. sub qua est Albumen, 13. in hoc Vitellus, 14. |
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Tame Fowls.
Aves Domesticæ.
| The Cock, 1. (which croweth in the Morning.) hath a Comb, 2. and Spurs, 3. being gelded, he is called a Capon, and is crammed in a Coop, 4. | Gallus, 1. (qui cantat mane.) habet Cristam, 2. & Calcaria, 3. castratus dicitur Capo & saginatur in Ornithotrophico, 4. |
| A Hen, 5. scrapeth the Dunghil, and picketh up Corns: as also the Pigeons, 6. (which are brought up in a Pigeon-house, 7.) and the Turkey-cock, 8. with his Turkey-hen, 9. | Gallina, 5. ruspatur fimetum, & colligit grana: sicut & Columbæ, 6, (quæ educantur in Columbario, 7.) & Gallopavus, 8. cum sua Meleagride, 9. |
| The gay Peacock, 10. prideth in his Feathers. | Formosus Pavo, 10. superbit pennis. |
| The Stork, 11. buildeth her nest on the top of the House. | Ciconia, 11. nidificat in tecto. |
| The Swallow, 12. the Sparrow, 13. the Mag-pie, 14. the Jackdaw, 15. and the Bat, 16. (or Flettermouse) use to flie about Houses. | Hirundo, 12. Passer, 13. Pica, 14. Monedula, 15. & Vespertilio, 16. (Mus alatus) volitant circa Domus. |