The _Indian_ where the Parrots are most frequent climbs into a Tree, and chattering like them, with his Voice imitating their Notes, allures his fellow-prater to draw near, and suffer him to take them in his Hands. But more belongs to the taking of wild Fowl, as Geese, Ducks, Swans, and the like: From the bottom of their standing Pools and Lakes in that Countrey grow Weeds, which spreading upon the Water ripen, and rotting breed Water-Flies, Spiders, and Frogs, upon which the Fowls feed. Near these Pools in the Gardens grow Cabbages as high as Trees, which often dropping into the Water serve the Birds both for Nests and Food: but the skilful Fowler finds it his best way to take one of these Cabbages, and making it hollow in the middle, claps it on his Head like a Helmet, then going into the Water up to his Chin, and passing softly along in such manner, that nothing is seen but the floating Cabbage, and coming near the Birds, he takes them one after another by the Legs, and puts them into a Bag ty’d about his middle for that purpose. [Sidenote: Strange Bird _Toucan_.] But what is more worthy observation is the _American_ Bird _Toucan Xochitenachate_, having a fleshy Bill, like a Mouth full of Teeth, which continually opens and shuts to draw Breath, having no Nostrils; the Back, Neck, and Wings, are black, the Breast yellow like Gold, the Belly and end of the Tail of a Vermillion colour. [Sidenote: Evacuated Pepper.] This Bird _Toucan_ feeds for the most part on Pepper, which tarries not long with them, but muted almost as soon as swallowed: which Pepper thus evacuated the Natives value above their common, because the unpleasing sharp acidity, or biting quality is thereby much mitigated. But to return: Whilst the Expeditions under the Command of _Peter Arias_ had such bad success, _Arias_ himself and _Vaschus Nunnez_ hapned to clash: _Nun__nez_, who since his discovery of the _South Sea_ was held in some repute at the _Spanish_ Court, had built four Ships on the Shore of the same Ocean, to make farther inspections along the Coasts thereof: but being commanded to come to _Arias_ the Governor, he was committed to Prison, and accused of high Treason, as if he had intentions to settle himself in _Peru_, and absolutely to have left _Daria_: all which though he disown’d, and utterly deni’d with great protestations when brought to a Trial, and no witness to affirm the contrary, yet was by _Arias_’s special Order Beheaded. Not long after which _Lupus Sosa_, Governor of the _Canary_ Islands, was sent to succeed _Arias_ in _New Andalusia_. SECT. IX. _The Expeditions of_ Francisco Fernandez, Lupus Caizedus, Christophero Morantes, Bernardo Igniguez, _and_ Juan Grisalva. [Sidenote: Original of the Name _Jucatan_.]