extenfive moors and lakes in the Northern parts of the kingr 

 dom to breed. The female does not make any neft, but lays 

 her eggs (four in number) on a tuft of rufhes or dry grafs ; 

 they are of a pale greenifli olive colour, marked with brown 

 fpots, moft numerous at the large end. The young ones, 

 begin to ufe their legs as foon as hatched, but do not fly 

 till after their firft moulting. 



There is confiderable diverfity of opinion in regard to the 

 quality of the flefh of this bird, fome authors affert it to be 

 of exquifite flavour, others quite the reverfe ; this may be 

 accounted for, by the different kinds of food the bird lives on"; 

 thofe taken inland are of a very fine flavour, whilfl thofe 

 on the fea fhore are rank and fiihy. 



In the Ifland of Jerfey, it is a ufual diverfion to moot thefe 

 birds by moon-light on the fands, their time of feeding being 

 principally at night ; it is not a little remarkable, that the 

 birds taken on that coaft, have not the fame offenfive tafte as 

 thofe which are found on our mores. 



