. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . basal, lateral concave, oblong, half closed by a mem-brane ; legs placed far behind; tarsi compressed; the three fore toes very long andwebbed; the hinder short, with a loose rudimentary web; wings short; tail very shortand rounded. A VES—PUFFIN. 679 The head and neck are velvet oiacs, with a white crescent immediatelyunder tne tnroa*., and another behind. The upper parts of the plumage arealso black, spotted with white, and the breast and belly perfectly white.
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . basal, lateral concave, oblong, half closed by a mem-brane ; legs placed far behind; tarsi compressed; the three fore toes very long andwebbed; the hinder short, with a loose rudimentary web; wings short; tail very shortand rounded. A VES—PUFFIN. 679 The head and neck are velvet oiacs, with a white crescent immediatelyunder tne tnroa*., and another behind. The upper parts of the plumage arealso black, spotted with white, and the breast and belly perfectly bird is found in all the northern parts of Europe, and feeds on fish. Itbreeds on the inaccessible rocks and steep cliffs in the Isle of Man, andlikewise in Cornwall, and several other places in England. The northerndiver lays exceedingly large eggs ; being full three inches long, blunt at oneend, and sharp at the other, of a sort of bluish color, generally spotted withsome black spots or strokes. It flies high and well. It is found on thecoast of the United States, where it is known by the name of the loon. THE PUFFIN1.
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