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 The Sheldrake, or Burrough-Duck Vulpanfer. 



Numb. XCIV. 



TS Weight is forty eight Ounces ; its Length from the End of the Bill to the End of 



the Tail is twenty feven Inches ; Breadth between the Wings when extended is forty 



ene Inches ; its Bignefs is between a Goofe and a Duck ; the Bill is fhort, broad, turning 

 a little upwards, broader at the Tip, of a red Colour, the Noftrils and Tip or Hook ex- 

 cepted, which are black ; at the Bafe of the upper Mandible, near the Head, is an ob- 

 long carnous Bunch or Knob ; the Head and upper Part of the Neck are of a dark green 

 ihining like Silk, which at a diflant View looks black ; the reft of the Neck and Region of 

 tiie Craw white ; the upper Part of the Breaft and Shoulders of an orange or bright bay 

 Colour, and the fore part of the Body is encompaffed with a broad Ring of this Colour 9 

 along the middle of the Belly, from the Breaft to the Vent, runs a broad black Line, and 

 behind the Vent under the Tail, the Feathers are of a pale Orange Colour; the reft of 

 the Breaft, Belly, under Side of the Wings, and middle of the Back are white ; the long 

 fcapular Feathers are black, and all the Wing Feathers, as well quill as coverts, excep- 

 ting thofe on the outermoft Joint, are white. 



Each Wing hath about twenty eight quill Feathers ; the ten foremoft or outermoft are 

 black, as* are thofe of the fecond Row incumbent on them, except their Bottoms; above 

 ihefe towards the Ridge of the Wing, grow two Feathers white below, having their Ed- 

 ges round about black j the next twelve Quills, as far as they appear above their covert 

 Feathers, are white on the infide the Shaft, and on the Outfide tinctured with a dark fhin- 

 ing green ; the next three on the infide the Shaft are white, on the Outfide have a black 

 Line next the Shaft, the remaining part being tin du red with an Orange Colour; the twenty 

 fixth Feather is white, having its outer Edge black. 



The Tail hath twelve Feathers white, and tipt with black, except the outermoft which 

 are all white. 



The Legs and Feet are of a pale red or Flefli Colour, the Skin being fo pellucid, that 

 the Tradl of the Veins may eafily be difcerned through it. 



It hath as it were a double Labyrinth at the Divarication ofthe Wind Pipe: Its Flefti 

 is not very favcury nor delicate although formerly efteemed, their Food is chiefly Water 

 Infedts. 



They are found about feveral Lakes and Rivers near the Sea Co2iik.oi England SiUdWaleSj 

 but chiefly in Lancajliire and EJfex. 



They are called by fome Burroiv Ducks becaufe they build in Coney Borroughs, by others 

 Sheldrakes becaufe they are party-coloured ; and by others Berganders, which name is in 

 Aldrovandtis, Book 19. C. 19. They love their young, and feem to imitate the Partridgt 

 in leading the Fowler from them. 



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