NORTHERN OCEAN. 
Englifh. The legs of thofe three fpecies of Loon 
are placed fo near the.rump as to be of no fervice 
to them on the land, as they are perfectly tnca- 
pable of walking; and when found in that fitua- 
tion (which is but feldom) they are eafily taken, 
though they make a ftrong refiftance with their 
bill, which is very hard and fharp. 
Wauire Guus. Thefe birds vifit Hudfon’s 
Bay in great numbers, both on the fea coafts and 
in the interior parts, and probably extend quite 
acrofs the continent of America, They general- 
ly make their appearance at Churchill River about 
the middle of May; build their nefts on - the 
iflands in lakes and rivers; lay two f{peckled eggs, 
and bring forth their young in June. Their 
eges are generally efteemed good eating, as well 
as the flefh of thofe in the interior parts of the 
country, though they feed on fifh and carrion. 
They make their ftay on Hudfon’s Bay as long . 
in the Fall as the froft will permit them to pro- 
cure a livelihood. 
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WhiteGulls 
Grey Guits. Thefe birds, though common, Grey Gulls, 
are by no means plentiful; and I never knew 
their breeding-places, as they feldom make their 
appearance at Churchill River till the Fall of the 
year, and remain there only till the ice begins to 
be formed about the fhores. They ieldom fre- 
quent the interior parts of the country. They 
are not inferior in fize to the former, and in the 
Fall of the year are generally fat. The fleth is 
white and very good eating; and, like moit other 
Ff Gulls, 
