. A general synopsis of birds . of a fine chefnut red : fromthence the under parts are white : the upper parts of the body,wings, and tail, are dufky ; the two firft marked with a fewwhite fpots : the tail plain : thighs ftreaked dufky and white :-legs duiky, with a reddifh tinge on fome and The red-throated Diver, like the black-throated one, is feldom met with fouthward, except in fevere winters. It breeds in thenorthern parts of Scotland, on the borders of the lakes. Found inRuffia, Sibiria, and Kamtfchatka ; but does not haunt the inlandlakes *. Common in Iceland and Greenland;
. A general synopsis of birds . of a fine chefnut red : fromthence the under parts are white : the upper parts of the body,wings, and tail, are dufky ; the two firft marked with a fewwhite fpots : the tail plain : thighs ftreaked dufky and white :-legs duiky, with a reddifh tinge on fome and The red-throated Diver, like the black-throated one, is feldom met with fouthward, except in fevere winters. It breeds in thenorthern parts of Scotland, on the borders of the lakes. Found inRuffia, Sibiria, and Kamtfchatka ; but does not haunt the inlandlakes *. Common in Iceland and Greenland; breeds in the laftin June, and lays two afli-coloured eggs, marked with a fewblack fpots; they are in fhape longer, and more flender than thofeof the Hen ; making a neft in the grafs on the fhores of the firft,compofed of mofs and grafs, and placed contiguous to the fwims and dives well, and flies admirably, and while flying isvery noify. Oftener frequent frefh waters than thofe of the fea. » ArS. Zool. Feeds > M. D I K. 345 Feeds on finally, crabs, and fea infecls: and the flcin is put tothe fame ufes as that of the black-throated fpecies. Inhabits therivers of Hudfons Bay in the fummer, appearing as foon as therivers are open. Lays in June, and lines the neft with a littledown from its own breaft; the young fly before the end ofAuguft, and they all depart in September. Are called by thenatives, Affee-moqua. They prey much on the fiflo entangled inthe nets ; but are often thereby caught themfelves *. Striped Diver, Ar3. Zool. N° 442. V^/EIGHT between two and three pounds. Bill ftrong,three inches long, and black: head and neck light grey,flriped regularly downwards with long, narrow, black lines : backand fcapulars dufky and plain : primaries, tail, and legs, dufky :cheeks, and whole under fide of the body, of a glofly white. Inhabits the inland lakes of Hudfons Bay, about one hundredmiles fouthward of York Fort. Lays, in June, two eggs. Flieshigh, and paries ba
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