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Criarfurg nf Natural |Sts"t0ry ; 



hilly places in Dauria and Mongolia, and is 

 said to extend as far as Tibet. In the colour 

 of its flesh it agrees with the rabbit, but 

 differs both from that animal and the hare 

 in its manners ; neither burrowing in the 

 ground, like the former, nor running far 

 when pursued, like the latter ; but instantly 

 taking refuge in the holes of rocks. [For 

 Alpine Lagomys, Calling Hare, &c., see 

 LAGOMYS.] 



H ARELD A. A genus of Ducks, contain- 

 ing the Long-tailed Duck (//. gla<-i!i*). 

 [See DUCK.] 



HARENGUS. [See HERRING.] 



HARFANG. The Great Snowy Owl. [See 

 OWL.] 



HARLEQUIN BEETLE. [See ACRO- 



CINUS.] 



HARLEQUIN DUCK. (Cla?iffula fiis- 

 trivtiica). A magnificent species found on 



HART.EQT3IN DUCK.. 



both continents i it derives its name from 

 the singularity of its markings. It is seven- 

 teen inches in length, and twenty-eight 

 inches in extent : the bill is of a lead colour, 

 tipped with red; upper part of the head 

 black ; between the eye and bill a broad 

 space of white, extending over the eye, and 

 ending in reddish ; behind the ear, a similar 

 spot ; neck black, ending below in a circle 

 of white ; breast deep slate ; shoulders 

 marked with a semicircle of white ; belly 

 black ; sides chestnut ; body above, black, 

 or deep slate ; some of the scapulars white ; 

 greater wing-coverts tipt with white ; legs 

 and feet deep ash ; vent and pointed tail 

 black. It swims and dives well ; flies swift, 

 and to a great height ; and has a whistling 

 note. The female lays ten white eggs on the 

 grass ; the young are prettily speckled. At 

 Hudson's Bay, where it breeds, and is said 

 to frequent the small rivulets inland, it is 

 called the Painted Duck ; at Newfoundland 

 and along the coast of New England, the 

 Lord. It is an admirable diver, and is often 

 seen in deep water, considerably out at sea. 



HARPA, or HARP-SHELL. A beau- 

 tiful genus of shells, so regularly marked 



with parallel longitudinal ribs on the outer 

 surface, as to suggest at the first glance the 

 idea of the stringed instrument to which it 

 owes its name. The upper end of each rib 

 is projected and pointed ; spire short, last 

 whorl large and deeply notched ; outer lip 

 thickened, and is supposed to have no oper- 

 culum. The Mollusc which inhabits it has 

 the head large ; mouth open below ; des- 

 titute of a proboscis ; but having two ten- 



(HARPA VENTRIC08A.) 



tacula, with eyes in the middle : foot large. 

 It has been asserted by some naturalists that 

 the animal can, when attacked by an enemy, 

 disembarrass itself of part of its foot, and 

 retire entirely within its shell. The prin- 

 cipal localities of this genus are the Red Sea 

 and the Indian and South American Oceans. 

 There are several species, all handsome, and 

 some rare ; among them the Harpa multi- 

 costa, which is very rare, and the Harpa 

 i in in r/alis, from the Mauritius, the markings 

 of which are very elegant 5 but perhaps the 

 more abundant species here figured, Harpa 

 ventricosa, is as beautiful in form and colour- 

 ing as any species of this marine carnivorous 

 genus. 



HARP-SEAL. The Greenland Seal. [See 

 SEAL.] 



HARPY EAGLE. (ThrasaMus.) A genus 

 of Accipitrine Birds found in South Ame- 

 rica ; celebrated for the enormous develop- 

 ment of their beak and legs, and the con- 

 sequent strength and power they evince in 

 mastering their prey. The following short 

 but characteristic notice of this bird occurs 



in " Edwards's Voyage up the Amazon." 

 " While absent upon this excursion, Mr. 

 Bradley, an Irishman, who trades upon the 

 Upper Amai'jn, arrived at Mr. Norris's, 



