Class II. GOOSANDER. 5 tf 



The bill is three inches long, narrow, and finely Male. 

 toothed, or ferrated : the color of that, and the 

 irides, is red. 



The head is large, and the feathers on the hind 

 part long and loofe : the color black, finely gloff- 

 ed with green : the upper part of the neck the 

 fame t the lower part, and under fide of the body 

 of a fine pale yellow • the upper part of the back, 

 and inner fcapulars are black : the lower part of 

 the back, and the tail are afh colored : the tail 

 confifts of eighteen feathers : the greater quil- 

 feathers are black, the lefTer white, fome of which 

 are edged with black : the coverts at the fetting 

 on of the wing are black -, the reft white : the legs 

 of a deep orange color. 



The dun Diver , or female, is lefs than the male : Dun Dive it, 

 the head, and upper part of the neck are ferrugi- 

 nous ; the throat white : the feathers on the hind 

 part are long, and form a pendent crefl: the 

 back, the coverts of the wings, and the tail are of a 

 deep afli color : the greater quil feathers are black, 

 the lefTer white : the bread, and middle of the 

 belly are white, tinged with yellow. 



We believe that Belon * defcribes this fex under 

 the title of Bieure oyfeau^ and afferts, that it builds 

 its neft on rocks and in trees like the Corvorant. 



* Belon a<v. 163. 



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