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Feeds on finally, crabs, and fea infecls : and the flcin is put to 

 the fame ufes as that of the black-throated fpecies. Inhabits the 

 rivers of Hudfon's Bay in the fummer, appearing as foon as the 

 rivers are open. Lays in June, and lines the neft with a little 

 down from its own breaft; the young fly before the end of 

 Auguft, and they all depart in September. Are called by the 

 natives, Affee-moqua. They prey much on the fiflo entangled in 

 the nets ; but are often thereby caught themfelves *. 



Striped Diver, Ar3. Zool. N° 442. 



V^/EIGHT between two and three pounds. Bill ftrong, 

 three inches long, and black : head and neck light grey, 

 flriped regularly downwards with long, narrow, black lines : back 

 and fcapulars dufky and plain : primaries, tail, and legs, dufky : 

 cheeks, and whole under fide of the body, of a glofly white. 



Inhabits the inland lakes of Hudfon's Bay, about one hundred 

 miles fouthward of York Fort. Lays, in June, two eggs. Flies 

 high, and paries backwards and forwards, making a great noife, 

 which is faid to portend rain : detefted by the natives, who look 

 on this note as fupernatural f. Named, at Hudfon's Bay, Mathe- 

 moqua J. 



CIZE uncertain ||. Bill dufky: hides afh-colour : the upper 

 parts of the head, neck, body, wings, and tail, dufky greenifh 

 brown ; the middle of the feathers much darker : the fore part 

 of the neck the fame, but confiderably paler : chin pale rufous : 

 breaft and under parts of the body pale rufous white, marked 



* Fourteen have been taken out of a (ingle net at one tide. Mr. Hutchins.— 

 The other fpecies of Di-ver are likewife taken in the fame manner. 

 f ArB. Zool. I Mr. Hutchlni. 



J| In the drawing the length was fourteen inches. 



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STRIPED D. 

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