. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . (TadornaJ has a flat bill, acompressed forehead, a greenish black head,and the body variegated with white. It is aninhabitant of the northern world, as far as Ice-land. They usually breed in deserted rabbit-holes, and lay fifteen or sixteen roundish wbiteeggs, and sit about thirty days. ^^ They are*^ very careful of their young,* says Latham,^ and will carry them from place to place in^^ their bills. They also shew much instinc-tive cunning in preserving them Vvhen attemptedto be caught; for they will fly along the groundas if wounded,
. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . (TadornaJ has a flat bill, acompressed forehead, a greenish black head,and the body variegated with white. It is aninhabitant of the northern world, as far as Ice-land. They usually breed in deserted rabbit-holes, and lay fifteen or sixteen roundish wbiteeggs, and sit about thirty days. ^^ They are*^ very careful of their young,* says Latham,^ and will carry them from place to place in^^ their bills. They also shew much instinc-tive cunning in preserving them Vvhen attemptedto be caught; for they will fly along the groundas if wounded, till the brood are got into a•^lace of security. Their great beauty has in-duced many unsuccessful attempts to domesti-cate thetn; but they never thrive unless in thencio-hbourhood of salt water. The ee2:s arethought good, but the flesh of this bird is rankand is kept in the country, the rude inhabitant of wivch sleepsas soundly upon his bear-skin, and more soundly, than thehead that rests upon eider down in our costly palaces. The ChiiieiK Drake.
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