T H E C R A N E K I N D. 8i 



Some water-fowl prey by fudden ftoops from above, to feizc what fifti 

 come near the furface -, others, not furnifhed with wings long enough for 

 flight, take their prey by diving. 



After thefe hints, we divide aquatic birds into (i) thofe of the Crake 

 kind, or fuch as are amphibious, and frequent banks and ftreams, rather 

 than exten five waters J (2) thofe of the Gull kind, with long legs and 

 round bills, that fly along the furface to feize their prey; (3) thofe 

 of the Penguin kind, that, with round bills, lliort legs and wings, 

 dive after their prey j (4) thofe of the Goose kind, with flat broad bills, 

 that chiefly fubfift on infedls and vegetables. 



The gull kind are aftive and rapacious, conftantly on the wing j with 

 fharp ftraight bills for piercing:, or hooked at the end for holding, their 

 fi(hy prey. In this clafs we include the albatrofs, the cormorant, the 

 gannet or folan goofe, the (hag, the frigate bird, the great brown gull, 

 and all the leiTer tribe of gulls and fea-fwallows. 



The penguin kind, with wings fhorc, and bodies large, can neither 

 run nor fly, but are formed for diving ; their feet are placed fo far back- 

 ward, and their legs fo hid in the abdom.en, that the flighted: fl:roke im- 

 pels them head foremoft in the water. To this clafs we may refer the 

 penguin, the auk, the Ikout, the fea-turtic, the bottle-nofe, and the 

 loon. 



The goofe kind are diftinguifhable by their flat broad bills, covered 

 with a fkin ; and by their manner of feeding, which is mofily on vegeta- 

 bles. In this clafs we comprife the fwan, the goofe, the duck, th^ 

 teal, the widgeon, and their numerous varieties. 



THE GRANE 



IS a tall, flender bird, with a long neck and long legs; the top of the 

 head covered with black briflilcs, thinly fcattered, efpecially on the 

 back, which thereby feems bald, and is red in the male ; which fuffi- 

 Ciently diftinguiflies this bird from the ftork, to which it is very nearly 

 allied in fize and figure. The plumage in general is clear afli- coloured j 

 except the tips of the wings and the head ; and there are two large tufts 

 of feathers that fpring from the pinion of each wing. Thefe bear a re- 

 femblance to thofe in the fides of the oftrich j the quill feathers are black, 



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