HORNED DOBCHICKv 
bird, when on land, must of necessity walk 
upright. The legs are "bare at the knees, and 
serrated or jagged behind ; being of a blueish 
ash-colour on their outsides, and inclining to 
flesh-colour on their insides. 
The Horned Grebe is said, by Buffon, to be 
extensively spread, and known in most parts 
of Europe. The bird which we have de- 
scribed came from Hudson's Bav; though 
another, supposed to be the hen, is given by 
Edwards, who says it was caught near London. 
" Fernandez,'* remarks BufFon, accu- 
ratelv describes one of these found in Mexico : 
and adds, that it is called the Water Hare, 
bur does not assign the reason." The reason 
to us seems obvious : the Horned Dobchick 
is as swift in the water as the Hare on land. 
