Class II. PUFFIN. 



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mence at the above-mentioned rim, terminate at 

 the firft groove, and run parallel with the lower 

 edge of the bill. 



The hides are grey, and the edges of the eye-lids Eyes, 

 of a fine crimfon: on the upper eye-lid is a fingular 

 callous fubilance, grey, and of a triangular form : 

 on the lower is another of an oblong form : the 

 crown of the head, whole upper part of the body, Head, 

 tail, and covert feathers of the wings are black ; 

 but in fome the feathers of the back are tinged 

 with brown : the quil- feathers are of a dufky 

 hue. 



The cheeks are white, and fo full of feathers as 

 to make the head appear very large and almoft 

 round : the chin o*f the fame color ; bounded on 

 each fide by a broad bed of grey : from the cor- 

 ner of each eye is a fmall feparation of the fea- 

 thers terminating at the back of the head. The 

 neck is encircled with a broad collar of black : 

 but the whole lower part of the body as far as is 

 under water is white, which is a circumftance in 

 common with mod of this genus. 



Tail black, compofed of fixteen feathers : legs 

 fmall, of an orange color, and placed fo far behind 

 as to difqualify it from (landing, except quite ere<ft : 

 refting not only on the foot, but the whole length of 

 the leg : this circumftance attends every one of the 

 genus, but not remarked by any naturalift, except 

 WormhiSy who has figured the Penguin^ a bird of 

 this genus, with great propriety : this makes the 



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