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iilands of Farn and Coquet, and other folitary retreats on the fea- 

 coaft, in cavernous rocks and precipices ; and fometimes upon 

 trees, with the Heron. It was formerly trained in England, and is 

 ilill in China, for catching fifh. The bird here defcribed was fhot 

 in North Tyne, near Haughton-ca.tt.le, in 1 762. It meafured between 

 the wings, extended, four feet, fix inches, and from the points 

 of the bill and the train, three feet, five inches. 



2. The lefjer Cormorant, the Shag, or Crane (b), is frequent in the 

 fame waters with the former. It is fomewhat 'larger than a 

 domeftic duck, meafuring forty-four inches between the tips of 

 the wings extended. The head is large, and deprefTed on the 

 crown ; the eyes fmall, and {landing more forward, and lower 

 down the head than any other known bird ; the beak four inches 

 long, flraight, and fiender, and of a roundifh figure ; the upper 

 chap black, and curvated at the point ; the under one of an 

 olive-colour, with a caft of yellow. The body is fmall, flat, and 

 depreiTed, like the dun-divers. The upper plumage is a 

 glofly black, with a changeable glow of purple and green, 

 beyond exprefTion beautiful, and only to be conceived by fight. 

 The under part is brown and grey, with a black tinge under 

 the tail, which is fix inches long. The wings extend, when 

 clofed, to the bafe of the tail ; the legs are fhort, broad, com- 

 prefled, and feathered down to the knees ; below which they 

 have a cutaneous, cancellated armature. The interior part of 

 the claw of the middle toe is ferrated. It breeds annually on 

 the ifland of Farn, and in other places among the rocks on the 

 fea-coaft, but mod commonly upon trees. In fwimming, little 



'more of it is to be feen than the head, erect. It is an excellent 



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(l>) Corvus aquaticus minor f. Graculus palmipes. Will. Orn. p. 249. t. 63. Raj. Av. 

 p. 123. Pelccanus fubtus fufcu< : r.:ctricibus duodecim. Linn, Faun. Suec. p. 42. n. 117. 



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