. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . ong oval white fpots,placed on the lide of each feather, near the whole under fide of the body is white, butaoffed by a brown bar at the vent. The tail isbrown, very Ihort, and of a rounded or fan Ihape:the legs on the infides, down the fhins, and on theedges behind, are white: the middle of the webs,the two inner toes, and the terminating joint of theouter one, together with all the nails, are the fame:all the other parts of the legs and feet are dulky. A pair of thefe birds were Ihot on the Tyne, atNewcaftle, in the month of
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . ong oval white fpots,placed on the lide of each feather, near the whole under fide of the body is white, butaoffed by a brown bar at the vent. The tail isbrown, very Ihort, and of a rounded or fan Ihape:the legs on the infides, down the fhins, and on theedges behind, are white: the middle of the webs,the two inner toes, and the terminating joint of theouter one, together with all the nails, are the fame:all the other parts of the legs and feet are dulky. A pair of thefe birds were Ihot on the Tyne, atNewcaftle, in the month of January, by Mr differed fomewhat from the preceding fpecies,but very little, excepting in weight, from each figure and defcription were taken from thelarger. The fmaller, which probably was the fe-male, weighed only two pounds and a half. Al-though a particular chapter has been allotted tothefe birds, the author does not fuppofe them tobe a diftind fpecies from the preceding, which wasprobably a very old female. BRITISH BIRDS. 193. RED-THROATED DIVER. RED-THROATED LOON, OR RAIN GOOSE. {Colymlui feptentrionalhi Lin.—Le Plongeon a gorge rouge, BufF.) This bird meafures three feet five inches inbreadth, two feet to the end of the tail, and fourinches more to the end of the toes, and weighsnearly three pounds. The bill is dark coloured,and lefs than that of the Speckled Diver : the iridesreddiih: head and fides of the neck bluifh leadcolour: throat rufty red: the hinder part of theneck from the nape towards the Ihoulders andfides of the breaft, is flreaked downwards \vithdufky and white. The upper parts of the plumageare of a greyifh dufky colour, thinly fprinkled allover with fmall white fpots, which on the covertsand fcapulars affume a more flreaked or lengthenedform: the under parts are white: the legs dark, Vol. II. t Bb 194 BRITISH BIRD^. with a reddifh tinge. The male and female arenearly alike in their plumage. This fpecies inhabits the fame cold c
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