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this goose on fish-days, because it is considered, on 

 account of its supposed watery origin, to partake more 

 of the character of a fish than a fowl. To show the 

 extent to which an erroneous belief may be carried, we 

 may quote the following notice sent by Sir Robert 

 Moray to the Royal Society, and printed by them in 

 their Transactions. He says, " The pedicle seems to 

 draw and convey the matter which serves for the growth 

 and vegetation of the shell and the little bird within it." 

 " In every shell that I opened, I found a perfect sea- 



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fowl; the little bill like that of a goose, the eyes marked ; 

 the head, neck, breast, wings, tail, and feet formed ; the 

 feathers everywhere perfectly shaped, and blackish- 

 coloured ; and the feet like those of other water- fowl, to 

 my best remembrance !" " Nor did I ever see any of 

 the little birds alive, nor met with anybody that did; 

 only some credible persons have assured me that they 

 have seen some as big as their fist !!" 



