ALWARGRIM. GALLINULE. GREBE. GUILLEMOT- 69 



The Alwarcrim breeds in all the morafles o^Smoland: thofe which 4? J. 



migrate to the Swedijh Alps, return at Michaehnas, and re-migrate 

 through Helftngeland, where thoufands of them are feen covering the 

 fields. — Mr. Oedman. 



The Spotted Gallinule, 5r. Zoo/. IL No, 215, appears m Hud- ^^x, 



Jons Bay in May ; retires in OEloher : lurks about the rivers and lakes : 

 lays ten or twelve white eggs under feme bufh. Length eight inches; 

 in weio;ht not three ounces. 



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The Common Gallinule is found in Sweden, but omitted in its 492. 



Fauna. — Mr. Oedman. 



I guefs that the Red-necked Grebe is found in Sweden, it being 40^ 



figured by Dr. Spannan, tab. rx. o^ MuJ. Carl/on. He calls it Colynt' 



bus Par Otis. 



Mr. Oedman, like myfelf, has feparated the Guillemots from the ^i5. 



Divers, The young birds are diftinguilhed, to their third year, by 

 the foftnefs of their nails. 



Lesser Guillemot, Br. Zool.W. No. 235. — Lathamv.^-it. — 'Rlagma., Brunmck, Cl7. 



No. 110. , 



G. With a black, flender, and weak bill, two inches and a half long : 

 crown, and all the upper part of the body, wings, and tail, dufky moufe- 

 color : tips of the fecondaries white : from the chin to the vent white : 

 legs black. Length fixteen inches ; extent twenty-fix ; weight nineteen 

 ounces. 



Inhabits Iceland, and pofllbly all the other northern coafls o( Europe ', 

 frequents the Brilijh feas only in winter; are feen with the Black -billed 

 Auks, in flocks innumerable, in the Firth of Forth, in purfuit of fprats ; 

 are alfo feen on the coafts of North Wales, and Devofijhire, in tlie fame 



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