18 COOT. 



plumage above dusky ash-colour; beneath the same, but paler; 

 chin dusky white ; down the middle of the belly the same ; legs 

 blue black ; membranes on each side of the toes much narrower than 

 in any other of the Genus. 



A specimen of this was in the Museum of the late Sir A. Lever; 

 supposed to have come from North America. Mr. Abbot says, it is 

 met with in some ponds in winter, but is not frequent. From the 

 great similarity of the plumage in some of the above, it may be 

 suspected that they are greatly allied, rather than distinct as to 

 species. 



