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BRITISH BIRDS. 



until driven from their northern haunts by the 

 frost, when they migrate to more southern climes, 

 and are said to have been met with in Zetland and 

 the Orkney isles. The nest is made of their own 

 down and breast feathers, like the Eider Duck's, 

 and their down is said to be equally valuable: they 

 lay five egg's, resembling" those of the Eider, but 

 smaller. 



upon falling in with a flock, suddenly set up a loud shouting noise, 

 on which the birds being too much frightened to fly away, dive 

 under water; but as the place at which they are to rise again is 

 known by the bubbling of the water, the fowlers follow them as 

 closely up as may be, and acting thus three or four times over, 

 the birds become so fatigued as to be easily killed. 



