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467 



down to us the natural hiflory, under the name of Tree Goofe, 

 and Clakis *, fuppofing it to originate from old decayed wood, 

 and that it came out of the Jhell called a Barnacle f, which is 

 found flicking to old wood ; and gravely fay, that the tail of 

 the young one, not yet come to perfection, may be feen flick- 

 ing out of the fhell J. But this opinion, like many other an- 

 tient vulgar errors, is now exploded; as it is well known that 

 the bird is hatched, and bred, like all others of the Duck 



genus. 



Anas Bernicla, Lin. Syfi. 1. p. 198. 13. — Faun. Suec. N° 115. — Scop. Ann. i. 



N° 84.— Brun. N° $z.—Frifcb. t. 156.— Mullet; N° 115.— Faun. 



Groenl. N°4l. 

 Le Cravant, Brif. Orn. vl. p. 304. 16. pi. 31. — Buf. Oif. ix. p. 87 — 



PL Enl. 342. 

 Brent Goofe, Rail Sjn. p. 137. A. 6. — Will. Orn. p. 360. pi. 69. — Albin, 



i. pi. 93.— Br. Zool. ii. N° z-jo.—Ara. Zool. N° 478. 

 Lev. Muf. 



ESS than the Bernacle. Bill one inch and a half long, and 

 black : irides hazel : the head, neck, and upper part of the 

 bread, black : on each fide of the neck a large patch of white 

 and black mixed : the lower part of the breafl, the fcapulars, and 



• See Phil. Tranf. — Gerard. Herb. — Camden Brit. 1695. p. 941. — Will. Orn, 



P- 359- 



f Lepas anatifera. Lin. — Figures of the (hell may be feen in Argenv. Conch. 



t. 30. f. F. G.—Liji. Conch, t. 440. f. 283.— Ger. Herb. p. 1587. ch. 171. In 



this laft are rude figures both of the Jhell and bird. 



\ Authors alfo further relate this of a certain tree, the leaves of which, if 



they fell on land, became birds ; if on the water, fijhes. — SeeBauhin. Pin. 



p. 514. III. 



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Description. 



3O2 



wing 



