fcrraturcs, fimilar to thofc on the edges of the till ; the tongue 
has alfo a double row of thefe kind of teeth along the middle, 
and a fingle row on each fide, interfperfed with thick briftles, 
the teeth on the upper furface are not obfervable except when 
it is in the a£l of taking food ; irides red ; feathers on the 
hind parts of the head and neck loofe and long, thefe it can 
raife or deprefs at pleafure ; tail compofed of eighteen feathers ; 
legs ftrong." We are at prefent uncertain with refpedl to the 
identity of the female. 
The colour of the breafl in very old birds is generally white> 
and we doubt much whether they lofc the rofy buff colour 
till fix or feven years old. 
The trachia of this fpecies is curioufly enlarged, having 
three fwellings that it can fill with air at pleafure, and which 
are moft probably provided to aflifl the bird in refpiration 
under water, where it frequently remains a long time in 
fearch of food. 
The Goofander is a rare vifitant in the fouthern parts of 
this ifland, though not very uncommon on the more northern ; 
it is faid to breed in the Orknies and remain there the year, 
though in very fevere weather it reforts to our rivers and lakes ; 
on the 29th of November 1811, two of thefe birds were taken 
in a net by a filherman in the Thames, near Woolwich ; they 
were kept alive for fome months (from one of them our de- 
fcription was taken) ; they were fed on fmall fifh, particularly 
iprats and herrings, and readily came on the approach of any 
one, in expeclation of food ; they always fwallow their food 
head firft ; befides fifh they frequently had fea-weed given 
them;. 
