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in particular, has a most beautiful plumage, and is 

 called by the natives a-an-gitche, a word intended to 

 express its cry, which is not less singular than agree- 

 able, consisting of three distinct notes, rising at equal 

 intervals above each other.* 



There is another species called the mountain-duckf, 

 which, Steller says, is peculiar to Kamtschatka. The 

 drake is covered with plumage of extraordinary 

 beauty. Besides these, we observed a variety of 

 other water-fowl, which from their size seemed to be 

 of the wild-goose kind. 



In the woods through which we passed, were seen 

 several eagles of a prodigious size, but of what species 

 they were I cannot pretend to determine. These are 

 said to be of three different sorts ; the black eagle, 

 with a white head, tail, and legst, of which the 

 eaglets are as white as snow \ the white eagle, so 

 called, though in fact it is of a light grey ; and the 

 lead, or stone-coloured eagle §, which is the most 

 common ; and probably those I saw were of this sort. 

 Of the hawk, falcon, and bustard kind, there are 

 great numbers. 



This country likewise affords woodcocks, snipes, 

 and two sorts of grouse, or moor-game. Swans are 

 also said to be in great plenty ; and in their enter- 

 tainments generally to make a part of the repast, 

 though I do not remember to have seen one on any 

 occasion. The vast abundance of wild-fowl with 

 which the country is stored, was manifest from the 



* Mr. Steller has made the following scale of its cr}' : 



I 



a - an - gitche a - an - gitche 



For a further account of this bird, I must refer the reader to 

 KrascheninicofF, vol. ii. part 4. 



\ Anas picta, capite pulchre Jasciato. Steller. 

 £ Falco leucocephalus. § Vultur albiulla. 



