. A general history of birds . /////rJ/ra//-//// I SHEATHBILL. 431 This bird inhabits New Zealand, as well as several of the FriendlyIslands, and we believe New-Holland; is apt to vary in the colourof the extremities, as well as size, in different places: those fromKerguelens Land have brown legs, and black toes; in some the legsare white, or pale blue ; and in one from Staaten Land, the legswere black, and the bill in some specimens pale brown. These birds haunt the sea shores in flocks, and feed on shell-fishand carrion;* as to the use of them for food there are variousopinions; some put the
. A general history of birds . /////rJ/ra//-//// I SHEATHBILL. 431 This bird inhabits New Zealand, as well as several of the FriendlyIslands, and we believe New-Holland; is apt to vary in the colourof the extremities, as well as size, in different places: those fromKerguelens Land have brown legs, and black toes; in some the legsare white, or pale blue ; and in one from Staaten Land, the legswere black, and the bill in some specimens pale brown. These birds haunt the sea shores in flocks, and feed on shell-fishand carrion;* as to the use of them for food there are variousopinions; some put the flesh in competition with ti at of a Duck,while others tell us, that it is worse than carrion, and has such anoffensive smell, that they could not venture to taste of it, even at atime when they were not easily We may thereforeconclude, that those who praised it as a delicacy, were at least veryhungry. * Forst. Voy. i. 518. f Cooks Last 88. Forst. 205. 432 CEREOPSIS. GENUS XC—CEREOPSIS. 15ILL short
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