children, a fon, his mother or filters, on the iffue o f a battle.
In difputed points four umpires are appointed, i f they cannot
agree there is no appeal but to thefword, Some o f them have
a notion that their cocks are hetooah, or invulnerable; a father
on his very death-bed has, under that opinion, diredted his fon
to lay his whole property on a certain bird, under the full con-
viition of confequential fuccefs.
T h e Europeans in Hindoojlan trim the- cocks, and fight them
with common gaffs. The cocks are o f a great fize, and often
weigh ten pounds, but fight with the fame fpirit as the belt
Britrfhi The Nabobs themfelves often enter in the contefl with
our Englifh gentry. The flake worthy of this PaSlolian country,
a lack of rupees. Mr. Zaffany fent over a picture into England,
in which the Nabob of Oude is reprefcnted engaged with an
Englijh officer. In the back ground appear the dancing girlsj
and all the wild magnificence' o f an Indian court.
India gives us two fpecies o f Bullards, one called Charge, B ostards.
Latham, vli. 228. Edw. 250, a large fpecies,. weighing twelve or
fourteen pounds; the fize aldnb forbids one to join it with the
White ear?d, Latham,iv; 802. This is very common in India,
and efleemed delicious eating.
T he PaJJarage, vii. 228, or P ajar age Plover o f B en g a ldoes Passarage
not ekceed eighteen inches in length; the plumage is moft de- “ VEi-
licat'ely mottled, or rather reticulated with network o f the fineft
lines of black and brown, inclofing mefhes o f a full black ; on
the head is a moil elegant crefl, confiding o f four pairs o f capillary
feathers,, each of different lengths, terminating in fpear-
fhaped tufts. It is not an uncommon bird,; but is feldom
taken,