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Chief characteristics Corrira. 



to the crane kind, by its slender figure ; yet, from 

 them it differs in one most essential characteris- 

 tic, namely, that of being web-footed like the 

 duck. Johnson says, that it has a chirping, pert 

 note ; but of its other habits, he gives us not the 

 smallest account, and whih, indeed, still remain 

 unknown. 



From all the circumstances that have hitherto 

 been collected, the Corrira of Aldrovandus seems 

 to be related to the above ; but of this, yet less is 

 known than of the former, and all the informa- 

 tion we have is from that author, who says, it 

 has the longest legs of all web-footed fowls, ex- 

 cept the flamingo and avosetta; that the bill is 

 straight,, yellow, and black at the ends ; that the 

 pupils of the eyes are surrounded with two circles, 

 one of which is bay, and the other white : below, 

 near the belly, it is whitish ; the tail, with two 

 white feathers, black at the extremities; and 

 that the upper part of the body is of the colout 

 of rusty iron. 



THE WATER OUZEL, 



CALLED also the water rail, is in size some- 

 what less than the blackbird. Its bill is black, 

 and almost straight. The eye-lids are white. 

 The upper parts of the head and neck are of a 

 deep brown ; and the rest of the upper parts, the 





