. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . TE CCXXX. Uria Minor. jBW/TI vi. p. 73. ^.—-Id. Svo. Columbaiius^ Klein, Av. p. 146. /. Mergulus melaiio leucus roftro acuto brevi, Raii. Si/n, p. 125. A, 5. Will p. 261. t. petit
. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . TE CCXXX. Uria Minor. jBW/TI vi. p. 73. ^.—-Id. Svo. Columbaiius^ Klein, Av. p. 146. /. Mergulus melaiio leucus roftro acuto brevi, Raii. Si/n, p. 125. A, 5. Will p. 261. t. petit Guillemot. Buff. ix. p. 354.—P/. Enl black and white Diver. Will. (Angl.) p. Dove. Albiri, I* t. S5. Little Auk. Brit, Zool. 2. N°.Q33. —Ard, Zool. 2. t,429.—LatL Syru V. p. 327. H. This is the fmalleft fpecies of the Auk tribe found upon the Britiflicoafts^ and is alfo one of the leaft common. In point of fize itfcarcely exceeds the Ouzel; the length is nine inches. The prefentfigure is that of the female ; which is ver^^ fcarce. Alca Alle is an inhabitant of the icy regions of the north of Europe,and America^ from whence it migrates to the fouth in the winterfeafons; and in its return northward in the enfuing fummer a few re-main and breed in the north of Britain. Thefe birds liave been found occafionally with the plumage wholly•white. PLATE. CO PLATE CCXXXL ANAS CYGNOIDES. CHINESE GOOSE. Anseres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill convex, obtufe, the edges divided into lamellate teeth : tongue,fringed and obtufe : three fore-toes conne6ted, the hind one folitary. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS,Bill femi-cylindrical; cere gibbous; eye-lids tumid* Anas Cygnoides: roftro femi cylindrico, cere gibbosa palpebristumidis. Linn. Fn. Suec, Linn. Syji. Nat. 502. 2, Anfer Guineenfis. Briff. vi. p. 280. 7.—I^d. Svo. II. p. 435. LOie de Guin^e. Buff. ix. p. 72. t. 3.—PL Enl. S47. Spanilh Goofe. Alhin. Av. I. t: 91. Swan Goofe. Raj. Av. p. 138.
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