. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . man Nails, yetare the Toes joined together by intervening Membranes from the Divarication to thefirfl Joint; it hath a fmall back Toe, finned in like Manner on each Side, two blind-Guts of a moderate Length, no Labyrinth on the Wind-pipe, a membranaceous Stomach,ilrong mufculous Thighs, by the help whereof it fwims very fwiftly, diving down tothe Bottom, and rifing again at Pleafure. From the Make and Conformation of itsParts, it moves with more Eafe and Expedition under Water, t
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . man Nails, yetare the Toes joined together by intervening Membranes from the Divarication to thefirfl Joint; it hath a fmall back Toe, finned in like Manner on each Side, two blind-Guts of a moderate Length, no Labyrinth on the Wind-pipe, a membranaceous Stomach,ilrong mufculous Thighs, by the help whereof it fwims very fwiftly, diving down tothe Bottom, and rifing again at Pleafure. From the Make and Conformation of itsParts, it moves with more Eafe and Expedition under Water, than either upon the Sur-face of the Water, or upon the Land, As foon as it is rifen above Water, it holds upits Head, looks about it, and with wonderful Celerity plunges it felf under Water again;it can hardly raife itfelf up out of the Water, but when it is once gotten upon theWing, it can hold out flying a long time. The Stomach of one difleded, was full ofGrais and Weeds; Bellonii:s faith, it willingly feeds upon Fiflies, being roafted fmellsvery ftrong, and is not very agreeable to the Tafte. 77j oe -7^/ %. C(^?/m //^U-J ,^lii?tv-r I^A^Do^ C/ti^L A
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