im NORTHERN DIVER. Class II. 



marked with a large semilunar white band ; im- 

 mediately under the throat is another, both 

 marked with black oblong strokes pointing 

 downwards ; the lower part of the neck is of a 

 deep black, glossed with a rich purple ; the whole 

 under side of the body is white; the sides of the 

 breast marked with black lines ; the back, co- 

 verts of the wings, and scapulars, are black, 

 marked with white spots ; those on the scapu- 

 lars are very large, and of a square shape ; two 

 at the end of each feather. The tail is very 

 short, and almost concealed by the coverts, 

 i which are dusky spotted with white; the legs 



are black. 



These birds inhabit the northern parts of this 

 island, live chiefly at sea, and feed on fish ; we 

 do not know whether they breed with us, as 

 they do in Norway, which has many birds in 

 common with Scotland, In the last it is called 

 Miir-buachaill, or the Herdsman of the sea, 

 from its bein» so much in that element. 



