cate colour of the (kin, which is whiter than moft kinds of 

 poultry, but their flefh has generally a difagreeable filhy 

 flavour. 



From the number of thele birds that refort to the falt-water 

 inlets on our coafts during winter, it is moft probable that 

 many leave us on the approach of fpring and retire northward 

 to breed ; but that they do not all leave this country is certain, 

 as in moft places to which they refort fome may be feen at 

 all feafons of the year. 



