. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . arsaljoint. The whole body closely covered Mith down, as in thediving sea-birds. This genus is composed of at least three species : CinclusPallasii, found by Professor Pallas in the Crimea; C. Ameri-caniis, which inhabits Mexico and the Rocky Mountains; and , which occurs in most parts of Europe. These speciespresent a remarkable un
. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . arsaljoint. The whole body closely covered Mith down, as in thediving sea-birds. This genus is composed of at least three species : CinclusPallasii, found by Professor Pallas in the Crimea; C. Ameri-caniis, which inhabits Mexico and the Rocky Mountains; and , which occurs in most parts of Europe. These speciespresent a remarkable uniformity as to form, and differ little insize. They frequent the margins of streams and lakes, andfeed on aquatic insects and mollusca, to obtain which theyenter the water, pass beneath its surface, and, although notweb-footed, make their way in it even when the current isstrong. It is probable that the manners of the other speciesare very similar to those of the European ; but as little is yetknown respecting them, I cannot here offer general remarksequally applicable to all. VOL. II. 50 CINCLUS THE EUROPEAN DIPPER. WATER OUZEL. W.\TER CROW. WATER PIET. DIPPER. DUCKER. KING-FISHER. AN OOBHCHAN UISGE. GOBHA UISGE. GOBHA DUBH NAN Sturnus Cinclus. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 290. Turdus Cinclus. Lath. Ind. Orn. I. 343. Water Ouzel. Mont. Orn. Diet. Cincle plongeur. Cinclus aquaticus. Temm. Man. dOrn. I. 177. European Dipper. Cinclus aquaticus. Selb. Tllustr. I. 172. Cinclus aquaticus. Water Ouzel. Jen. Brit. Vert. An. 98. Male icitk the head and hind-neck dark brown, the upper partsdark grey, the feathers broadly margined xcith black, the throatand fore-neck white, the breast broicnish-red. Female similar,with the tints less deep. Young with the upper parts all grey,the feathers margined with black, the fore-neck and breast white^undulated with dusky. Male.—Among our native birds the Dipper is remarkablefor the compactness of its form, in which respect, as well as ins
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