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feet palmated, the membrane deeply indented ; hind 

 toe not connected. 



These Birds are gregarious, being generally found in very 

 considerable numbers ; they feed on fish, and aquatic insects ; 

 the flesh of the young birds and the eggs are accounted good ; 

 they build tiieir nests in shallow pools, composing them of a 

 large quantity of decaying vegetables and sticks, these are 

 piled up so high, that the birds sit on the eggs vyith their feet 

 hanging over the sides of the nest. They are natives of 

 Africa, and South America ; are rather a stupid race, as 

 they do not use the powers they are possessed of, either to 

 avert or resits attacks. 



4. Diomedla. Albatross, or Man-of-War Bird. Bill 



strait, upper mandible hooked at the point, lower one 

 truncate ; nostrils prominent, oval, lateral, pervious ; 

 tongue very small ; feet palmated ; toes four, all 

 placed forwards. 



This genus inhabits isolated rocks, situated in the ocean ; 

 they are gregarious, feed on fish and moluscae ; their flesh is 

 rank, and aunt for food. 



5. Alca. PuF?ijf or AwK. U/// strong, thick, compressed, 



furrowed; nostrils linear, placed in a furrow, near the 

 edgs of the mandible ; tongue nearly the length of the 

 bill ; toes three, palmatL>d. 



The Awks are all oceanic birds ; they feed on fish, 

 and molusCcE, and lay only one egg, either in burrows, 



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