them ; the only fpecies they would eat, was what the fifher- 
men call fea whip-cord, Fucus Filum, this they ate greedily, 
and would frequently leave fifli for it ; unlefs much preffed 
by hunger they would not eat any kind of food that was 
tainted ; in feeding they were very nice, but always preferred 
falt-water fifh to thofe taken in the river, fome of the latter 
kinds they would not take even when kept two days without 
food, iparticularly barbel and tench. 
This fpecies is difperfed through the colder parts of Europe^ 
Afia, and America ; it breeds in Greenland, Iceland, New« 
foundland, and Hudfon's-Bay. 
Our figure was executed for the late Will Curtis* 
By an overfight in the Engraver, our figure is reprefented as 
having the centre toe longer than the outer one i the reverfe is the 
