4 02 GREAT AUK. Clafs IT. 



Defer, fhortnefs of its wings, to mount higher. The length, 

 of this bird, to the end of its toes, is three feet ; the 

 bill, to the corner of the mouth, four inches and a 

 quarter j part of the upper mandible is covered with 

 fhort, black, velvet like fearhers j it is very flrong, 

 compreffed and marked with leveral furrows that 

 tally both above and below : between the eyes and 

 the bill on each fide is a large white fpot : the reft of 

 the head, the neck, back, tail and wings, are of a 

 gloffy black : the tips of the leffer quil-feathers 

 white : the whole under fide of the body white : the 

 legs black. The wings of this bird are fo frnall, as to 

 be ufelefs for flight : the length, from the tip of the 

 longed quil-feathers to the firft joint, being only four 

 inches and a quarter. 



This bird is obferved by feamen never to wander 

 beyond foundings in the feas it frequents ; and accord- 

 ing to its appearance they direct their meafures, being 

 then allured that land is not very remote. Thus the 

 modern failors pay refpecl to auguries, in the fame 

 manner as Arijio-phanes tells us thofe of Greece did 

 above two thoufand years asp. 



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Tl^oipu Tif ui) txv o?nSuv (JUX.VTiVop.itw intsi tS ttAS, 



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From birds, in failing men inftruftions take ; 

 Now lye in port ; now fail and profit make. 



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