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 is perfectly ingular. They feed on fih, flying in great flocks to the ea ide in the night-time; and in their flight make a diagreeable loud noie like owls: which bird they alo resemble, by their dilike of making their appearance in the day-time, when they are hid in holes in the mountains, where they are eaily caught. This is done by topping up ome of the holes, which lead to their hiding places, and placing empty bags over the ret, which communicate under-ground with thoe topped: the birds at their uual time of going forth to eek their food in the night-time, finding their paage impeded, make to the holes covered with the bags; into which entering, they are immediately caught; and great numbers of them taken in that manner in a hort time. The fleh of the diablotin is much admired by the French, who ued formerly to export great quantities of them alted, to Martinique and other