Tt PE DOE. 
Tt feeds on fmal] fith and infets: its neft is built among the ftones 
on the ground near the water fide; beneath the fmall fhelving rocks 
that over-hang the ftreams it frequents; or in holes contrived in feep 
and perpendicular banks; it is compofed of hay and &bres of roots, is 
lined with dead oak leaves, has 2 covering of green mofs, and contains 
five eggs of a white colour with a blufh of red. In young birds 
the belly is wholly white. 
Moft authors have noticed the very fingular manner in which it 
fearches for its prey, it not only dives under the water, but will fy 
and run after them at the bottom in the fame manner as on land * : 
Kramer fays, that one of them had been caught under water by means 
of a line and hook, which had been baited to catch fith +. 
Thefe birds are fmaller than the Ring-Ouzel, their length is feven, 
and breadth eleven inches, weight two ounces and an half; they are 
found in Europe as high as Ferce and Finmark t; as far as Kamif= 
chatka in the Ruffian dominions; in Chriffianfoe and Norway. 
* Hifi. def. Oif-—-Dacouv. Ruf. voleis p. 307. id. 
+ Albin fays, % it feeds on fith, yet refufeth not infe&ts; fitting on the banks of 
rivers it now and then flirts up its tail; although it be not web-footed, yet it will 
Sometimes dive or dart quite under water. It is a folitary bird, accompanying only 
with its mate in coupling and breeding time.” 
T ars. Zool, 
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