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the laft on the fcapulars : fides of the breaft fine tawny, croffed 

 with black lines : fides of the vent the fame, elegantly barred : 

 legs black. 



The female has the head and neck dark afh-colour, mottled Female., 



with black : creft fhort, and ruft-coloured : back, wings, and 

 tail, dufky : a white line acrofs the wings : breaft and belly 

 white. 



This elegant fpecies inhabits North America. Appears at p LAC e and 

 Hudfon's Bay the end of May, and builds clofe to the lakes : the Manners. 

 neft is compofed of grafs, lined with feathers from the breaft. 

 Lays from four to fix white eggs. The young are yellow, 

 and are fit to fly in July. They all depart from thence in 

 autumn. Appear at New Tork± and other parts as low as Vir- 

 ginia and Carolina, in November. Frequent frefti waters. Re- 

 turn to the north in March. Called at Hudfon's Bay, Omijka 

 Jheep *. 



* Mr. Hutcbins. 



3 I 2 Mergus 



